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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A condition in which stool becomes hard, dry, and difficult to pass, and bowel movements don’t happen very often. Other symptoms may include painful bowel movements, and feeling bloated, uncomfortable, and sluggish.
Industry:Health care
The outer layer of the pericardium, which is a thin sac of tissue that surrounds the heart.
Industry:Health care
A test result that reveals the presence of a specific disease or condition for which the test is being done.
Industry:Health care
The layers of tissue that line the abdominal wall and the pelvic cavity.
Industry:Health care
A disease that is marked by hardening and thickening of skin, connective tissue that surrounds other tissues and organs, and blood vessels. Also called systemic sclerosis.
Industry:Health care
A serious problem that may occur in lymphoma. In lymphomatous meningitis, cancer cells have spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). The cancer may cause the meninges to be inflamed. Also called lymphomatous leptomeningitis.
Industry:Health care
A rare disorder in which red blood cells are easily destroyed by certain immune system proteins. Symptoms include blood clots, and red or brownish urine in the morning. Aplastic anemia (decreased production of blood cells) may lead to PNH, and people with PNH are at increased risk of acute myelogenous leukemia. Also called PNH.
Industry:Health care
Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into large doses and treatments are given less than once a day. Also called hypofractionated radiation therapy.
Industry:Health care
A disease in which cells of the lymphatic system grow excessively. Lymphoproliferative disorders are often treated like cancer.
Industry:Health care
