| NOTT | nocturnal oxygen therapy trial |
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| NPT | neoprecipitin test; nocturnal penile tumescence; normal pressure and temperature; sodium phosphate t... |
| PNP | pancreatic polypeptide; para-nitrophenol; peak negative pressure; pediatric nurse practitioner; peri... |
| BPPV | Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo |
| PAT | Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia |
| paroxysmal sleep | <neurology> A disorder of sleep associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, involuntary daytime sleep episodes, disturbed nocturnal sleep and cataplexy. Narcolepsy affects over 100,000 people in the United States and appears to have a genetic basis. Symptoms usually begin in the patients twenties. Treatment often includes the use of amphetamines and-or tricyclic antidepressants. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| paroxysmal tachycardia | Recurrent attacks of tachycardia, with abrupt onset and often also abrupt termination, originating from an ectopic focus which may be atrial, A-V junctional, or ventricular. (05 Mar 2000) |
| idiopathic paroxysmal rhabdomyolysis | Excretion of myoglobin in the urine; results from muscle degeneration, which releases myoglobin into the blood; occurs in certain types of trauma (crush syndrome), advanced or protracted ischemia of muscle, or as a paroxysmal process of unknown aetiology. Synonym: idiopathic paroxysmal rhabdomyolysis, Meyer-Betz disease, Meyer-Betz syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dyspnea, paroxysmal | A form of respiratory distress related to posture (especially reclining at night) and usually attributed to congestive heart failure with pulmonary oedema. It appears suddenly at night, usually wakening the patient after an hour or two of sleep. It is also called paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tachycardia, paroxysmal | Condition marked by attacks of rapid action of the heart having sudden onset and cessation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial | Bouts of rapid, regular heart beating originating in the atrium (upper chamber of the heart). Often due to abnormalities in the av node relay station that lead to rapid firing of electrical impulses from the atrium which bypass the av node under certain conditions. These conditions include alcohol excess, stress, caffeine, overactive thyroid or excessive thyroid hormone intake, and certain drugs. Pat is an example of an arrhythmia where the abnormality is in the electrical system of the heart, while the heart muscle and valves may be normal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| familial paroxysmal rhabdomyolysis | acute recurrent rhabdomyolysis |