| insulin shock | A severe condition that occurs when the level of blood glucose (sugar) drops quickly. The signs are shaking, sweating, dizziness, double vision, convulsions, and collapse. Insulin shock may occur when an insulin reaction is not treated quickly enough. See: hypoglycaemia. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| insulin shock treatment | Formerly used treatment for serious mental disorders in which the patient was given insulin to induce a seizure; supplanted by electroshock therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irreversible shock | Shock that has progressed beyond the stage when it will respond to transfusion or other form of treatment, and recovery is impossible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligaemic shock | Shock associated with pronounced fall in blood volume, sometimes resulting from increased permeability of blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osmotic shock | Passage of solvent into a membrane bound structure due to osmosis, causing rupture of the membrane. A method of lysing cells or organelles. (18 Nov 1997) |
| electric shock | A sudden violent impression caused by the passage of a current of electricity through any portion of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy | Destruction of calculi (urinary tract or other) by fragmentation using shock waves sent transcutaneously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic shock | See toxic shock syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| toxic shock syndrome | <syndrome> A blood-borne bacterial infection caused by the genus Staphylococcus. Usually effects menstruating females under the age of thirty and was associated in the past with the use of a particular type of tampon (no longer used). Common symptoms include: fever, chills, vomiting, sore throat, headache and decreased urine output. Progression of disease can result in lowering of blood pressure (shock) and renal failure. Treatment includes hospitalisation and intravenous antibiotics emergently. (27 Sep 1997) |
| endotoxin shock | Shock induced by release of endotoxin from Gram-negative bacteria, especially by Escherichia coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erethistic shock | Traumatic or toxic delirium following shock. Synonym: delirious shock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy | <procedure> This procedure uses sound waves delivered inside a water bath to pulverise kidney stones painlessly inside the body. (11 Nov 1997) |
| shock |
impaired body function due to blood loss or a disturbance in the circulatory system.
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| shock |
The body's reaction to severe loss of blood or sudden injury -- a profound depression of the vital processes, including blood pressure. When a person goes into shock, this quick drop in blood pressure robs organs and tissues of blood and oxygen.
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| shock wave |
A cone-shaped wave produced by an object moving at supersonic speed through a fluid.
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| shock |
In medical parlance, a state of profound depression of the vital processes of the body that is characterized by pallor, rapid but weak pulse, rapid and shallow respiration, reduced total blood volume, and low blood pressure. It is caused usually by severe especially crushing injuries, hemorrhage, burns, or major surgery. In lay language, a severe emotional upheaval.
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| shock |
physiological response to stress or injury.
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