Category: D

A defibrillation waveform that rises sharply to a peak voltage and then returns gradually to zero.  

Water that has been passed through a substance that removes cations and anions present as contaminants. Water that has had impurities, such as calcium and magnesium and other metal ions that would make a product unstable, removed.  

Erosion or scarring of the vulva as a result of immunological or blistering conditions, such as contact dermatitis, lichen planus, lupus, or squamous cell carcinoma.  

A form of defective color vision in which only two of the primary colors are perceived.  

A condition in which one sees better during the day than at night, found in peripheral lesions of the retina such as retinitis pigmentosa.  

Behavior in which a person demonstrates that he can be physically, emotionally, or sexually harmful to himself.  

Abuse or neglect occurring within families. Domestic violence includes child abuse, spouse abuse, elder abuse, sexual abuse, marital rape, and lapses in household firearm safety. The use of force to control and maintain power over a spouse in the home.  

A state in which a patient cannot adjust to lowered levels of mechanical ventilator support, which interrupts and prolongs the weaning process.  

Mechanical ventilation initiated by either a change in airway pressures or by a change in gas flowing through the ventilator circuit. Dual control is asserted when pressure limited breaths are delivered and the pressure changes from breath to breath to meet a desired delivered tidal volume. It improves the coordination between the patient’s respiratory efforts…

Vaginitis with membranous exudate caused by infection with Corynebacterium diphtheriae.