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Acute Appendicitis
Surgery
Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix, the most common surgical emergency...
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Acute Kidney Injury
Nephrology
Sudden decline in renal function over hours to days, resulting in retention of n...
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Acute Myocardial Infarction
Cardiology
Irreversible ischemic necrosis of myocardial tissue resulting from prolonged int...
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Anemia
Hematology
A reduction in hemoglobin concentration below the normal reference range for age...
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Aortic Stenosis
Cardiology
Narrowing of the aortic valve orifice causing obstruction to left ventricular ou...
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Asthma
Respiratory
Chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by variable and reversible air...
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Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiology
Irregularly irregular cardiac arrhythmia characterized by chaotic atrial electri...
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Beta-Blocker
Pharmacology
Class of drugs that competitively block beta-adrenergic receptors, reducing the ...
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Bronchiectasis
Respiratory
Irreversible, abnormal dilatation of bronchi with destruction of the bronchial w...
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Burns
Surgery
Tissue damage resulting from heat, chemical, electrical, or radiation injury.
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Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiology
Compression of the heart due to accumulation of fluid (blood, exudate, pus) in t...
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Cirrhosis
Gastroenterology
End-stage chronic liver disease characterized by extensive fibrosis and nodule f...
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COPD
Respiratory
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — a preventable, treatable disease with ch...
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Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
Endocrinology
Autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells leading to absolute insulin defi...
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Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Endocrinology
Insulin resistance with progressive beta-cell failure, resulting in relative ins...
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Cardiology
A form of cardiomyopathy characterized by ventricular dilatation and impaired sy...
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Epilepsy
Neurology
A chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures ...
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Febrile Convulsions
Pediatrics
Seizures occurring in children aged 6 months to 5 years, associated with fever b...
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Neurology
Acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy causing progressive ascending motor...
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Heart Block
Cardiology
Delay or interruption in conduction through the atrioventricular (AV) node or Hi...