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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL)
Also known as “bad” cholesterol. It can deposit cholesterol on the lining of blood vessels and cause obstructive plaques and atherosclerosis. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol serves as the predominant form of cholesterol in the body. Elevated levels of LDL cholesterol elevate the susceptibility to coronary heart disease. LDL cholesterol is commonly referred to as “bad” cholesterol.…
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Liddle’s syndrome
A genetic abnormality of the kidney, which retains sodium and excretes potassium in excessive amounts.
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Left ventricular hypertrophy
Enlargement of the muscle of the left (main) pumping chamber of the heart, which can result from hypertension because of the extra work required to pump blood effectively against elevated blood pressure. An increase in the mass of the left ventricle of the heart to greater than 100 g/m2 in women or 131 g/m2 in…
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Labile hypertension
Blood pressure that may be normal sometimes and hypertensive at other times; fluctuations are especially pronounced.
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Intermittent claudication
Pain experienced in the lower extremities and sometimes in the hips and buttocks when walking due to diminished blood supply, usually caused by atherosclerosis. A condition of the arteries causing severe pain in the legs which makes the person limp after having walked a short distance. A condition occurring in middle-aged and elderly people, which…
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Impedance to blood flow
Resistance to blood flow such as that occurring when vessels become constricted.
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Imaging techniques
Techniques (such as CAT scan, MRI, X rays, ultrasound, and radioactive scans) that permit visualizing (seeing) areas of the body. These are methods that generate images of structures inside the body. The most widely used and straightforward techniques are X-rays, also known as plain X-rays, which provide views of dense structures like bones. Common X-ray…
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Imaging
The production of images by radiologic, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. The enhancement of memory through mentally picturing information. A technique for creating pictures of sections of the body, using scanners attached to computers. A term which covers the variety of technologies which result in pictures (images) of body structures or functioning. The…
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Hyperlability
Marked instability; high changeability.
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Hyperaldosteronism
An increase in the level of aldosterone, a hormone that is secreted from the adrenal gland and causes retention of sodium and water by the kidney; overproduction of aldosterone produces hypertension. Excessive production of aldosterone altering the regulation of potassium and sodium exchange in the distal renal tubule. The excessive production of aldosterone by the…
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