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Valgus stress test
A test of ligament laxity, where a passive force is exerted on a joint that, in the presence of ligamentous insufficiency, would cause the medial joint space to open (e.g., medial collateral ligament of the knee and ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow).
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Adenosine stress test
A test for coronary artery disease that uses the drug adenosine as a vasodilator, usually along with radionuclide imaging of the heart or echocardiography. The drug is used in place of physical exercise to demonstrate obstructions in the coronary arteries (e.g., in patients who cannot perform physical exercise or whose exercise testing results have been…
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Abduction stress test
A maneuver to assess whether a patient has suffered a ligamentous injury to the knee. With the patient’s hip extended over the edge of the examining table, the examiner externally rotates the patient’s lower extremity at the ankle, while providing internal rotation from the lateral border of the thigh.
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Topical stressors
Stress that causes mild inflammation or local damage.
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Systemic stressors
A stressor that produces generalized systemic responses.
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Stress management
Any intervention that may help control the physiological changes or psychological discomfort caused by the body’s response to stress. There are many methods of stress management, including relaxation techniques (e.g., yoga, meditation, deep breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation), choosing a lifestyle with meaning and purpose, physical activity, maintenance of a positive attitude and outlook, and…
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Stress-breaker
A device incorporated into a removable denture. It is designed to relieve abutting teeth from excessive stress during chewing.
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Critical incident stress
One’s emotional reaction to a catastrophic event such as a mass casualty incident or the death of a patient or coworker. Often such events negatively affect the well-being of health care providers.
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Streptogramin
Any of a class of antibiotics effective against gram-positive bacteria that bind to the bacterial ribosome and inhibit protein synthesis. An example is the combination antibiotic quinupristin-dalfopristin.
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Streptococcus iniae
A species pathogenic to fish that may cause cellulitis in persons who handle affected fish and have skin abrasions.
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