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Heart PET scan
National Library of Medicine — Heart nuclear medicine scan; Heart positron emission tomography; Myocardial PET scan A heart positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for disease or poor blood flow in ...More…
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H1N1 (swine) influenza
National Library of Medicine — Swine influenza is flu virus usually found in pigs. The virus occasionally changes (mutates) and becomes infectious in humans. When this happens, the disease becomes a concern to humans, who have little or no immunity against it. This means the ...More…
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Heart CT scan
National Library of Medicine — CAT scan - heart; Computed axial tomography scan - heart; Computed tomography scan - heart; Calcium scoring; Multi-detector CT scan - heart; Electron beam computed tomography - heart A computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart is an imaging ...More…
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Heart pacemaker
National Library of Medicine — Cardiac pacemaker implantation; Artificial pacemaker; Permanent pacemaker; Internal pacemaker; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT; Biventricular pacemaker A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that senses when your heart is beating ...More…
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Pediatric heart surgery
National Library of Medicine — Heart surgery - pediatric; Heart surgery for children; Acquired heart disease, Heart valve surgery - children Heart surgery in children is done to repair heart defects a child is born with (congenital heart defects) and heart diseases a child ...More…
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Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
National Library of Medicine — Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a bleeding disorder that usually develops shortly after a baby is born. A lack of vitamin K causes hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood ...More…
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Hearing loss - infants
National Library of Medicine — Deafness -- infants; Hearing impairment -- infants; Conductive hearing loss -- infants; Sensorineural hearing loss -- infants; Central hearing loss -- infants Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. This ...More…
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Height and weight chart
National Library of Medicine — A growth chart is used to measure and compare a child's growth with what is considered normal for that child's age and gender. The nationally accepted growth charts are based on measurement data collected by the National Center for Health ...More…
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Avian influenza
National Library of Medicine — Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The disease is of concern to humans, who have no immunity against it. The virus that causes this infection in birds can change (mutate) to infect humans. Such mutation could start a deadly worldwide ...More…
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Methemoglobinemia
National Library of Medicine — Hemoglobin M disease; Erythrocyte reductase deficiency; Generalized reductase deficiency Methemoglobinemia may be passed down through families (inherited), or it may result from exposure to certain drugs, chemicals, or foods (acquired). There are ...More…
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Human placental lactogen
National Library of Medicine — Human placental lactogen (hPL) is a hormone produced by the placenta, the organ that develops during pregnancy to help feed the growing baby. This hormone breaks down fats from the mother to provide fuel for the the growing baby. It can lead to ...More…
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High blood pressure (Hypertension)
National Library of Medicine — Hypertension is the term used to describe high blood pressure. Blood pressure readings are measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and usually given as two numbers. For example, 120 over 80 (written as 120/80 mmHg). The top number is your ...More…