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Abnormally low production of cortisol. Primary adrenal insufficiency results inadequate cortisol production by the adrenal glands, such as Addison’s disease. Secondary adrenal insufficiency results from a decrease in the production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) or its release from the pituitary gland.  

The loss of the ability to generate muscle tension because of muscle shortening.  

Those daily living skills, such as cleaning, cooking, managing finances, and shopping, that are needed to maintain life at home.  

A form of altitude sickness in which insomnia results from inadequate environmental oxygen. It occurs commonly in mountaineers and to a lesser extent in aviators. It is often accompanied by appetite disturbances, fatigue, headaches, and shortness of breath.  

The injection of serums, microorganisms, or viral organisms into laboratory animals for the purpose of immunizing them or of investigating the effects of the inoculated material on them.  

A clinically severe, sudden decline in lung function, marked by infiltrates in both lung fields and significantly diminished arterial oxygen saturation. There is no evidence that the condition is caused by left-sided heart failure. The disease is similar to adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Like ARDS, ALI may be life threatening. ALI is distinguished from…

An injury caused when the body at motion abruptly comes to a stop and the body structures are contused from within (e.g., whiplash or brain contusion, rupture of the splenic or hepatic capsules).  

Head injury caused when the head remains stationary and is hit by a moving object (e.g., a batter being hit in the head by a baseball).  

Any of several drugs that block the synthesis of estrogen in the body. A number of these agents have been developed to treat breast cancer, which is often a hormone-responsive malignancy. A pharmaceutical substance employed to impede the production of estrogen within the body, thereby serving as a preventive or therapeutic measure against breast cancer…

An oral drug that lowers blood sugars by preventing carbohydrate absorption from the gastrointestinal tract.