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A complication of roughly 1% of pregnancies in which elevated levels of pregnancy hormones cause obstruction to bile flow within the liver. Levels of bilirubin rise in the maternal circulation during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, causing itching, bile staining of urine, and a lighter stool color than normal. ICP increases the risk…

A test done by injecting an antigen into the skin and observing the response.  

A reaction following the injection of a substance into the skin.  

Assessment of the pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid in the head with a sensor inserted through the skull. Intracranial pressure monitoring is used in the management of critically ill patients, especially those who have suffered severe brain injury or intracranial bleeding. In healthy people intracranial pressures range between 0 and 10 mm Hg. Pressures higher…

Assessment of the ability of the brain to respond to injuries, swelling, or bleeding. Intracranial compliance monitoring is used in the management of critically ill patients, especially those who have suffered severe brain injury or intracranial bleeding. Unlike intracranial pressure monitoring, it is performed noninvasively (usually with an ultrasound probe) without creating a hole in…

The basic surgical technique for cataract removal, in which the nucleus, cortex, and capsule are removed as one unit.  

An increase in measured abdominal pressures, from a normal of 0 mm Hg to levels between 15 and 20 mm Hg. It may occur in patients with multiple traumatic injuries to the abdomen or with intraperitoneal diseases, e.g., severe pancreatitis. It is associated with the development of abdominal compartment syndrome, shock, and multiple organ failure.…

Rotation of the eye inward toward the nose on the anterio posterior axis of the eye. In this condition, twelve o’clock on the corneal margin would be closer to the nose than normal.  

In sleep medicine, the hour when a person lies down for his or her major sleep time of the day as opposed to sleep for other purposes.  

The depth in millimeters of the two inner layers of an arterial wall. IMT is a marker of generalized atherosclerosis. It increases with age, cholesterol intake, smoking, body mass index, and other established risk factors for cardiovascular disease. IMT is measured ultrasono-graphically, typically in the carotid arteries.