| D008275 |
Magnesium Deficiency |
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of magnesium in the diet, characterized by anorexia, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, and weakness. Symptoms are paresthesias, muscle cramps, irritability, decreased attention span, and mental confusion, possibly requiring months to appear. Deficiency of body magnesium can exist even when serum values are normal. In addition, magnesium deficiency may be organ-selective, since certain tissues become deficient before others. (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1936) |
Deficiency, Magnesium,Deficiencies, Magnesium,Magnesium Deficiencies |
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| D009392 |
Nephrectomy |
Excision of kidney. |
Heminephrectomy,Heminephrectomies,Nephrectomies |
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| D010281 |
Parathyroid Hormone |
A polypeptide hormone (84 amino acid residues) secreted by the PARATHYROID GLANDS which performs the essential role of maintaining intracellular CALCIUM levels in the body. Parathyroid hormone increases intracellular calcium by promoting the release of CALCIUM from BONE, increases the intestinal absorption of calcium, increases the renal tubular reabsorption of calcium, and increases the renal excretion of phosphates. |
Natpara,PTH (1-84),PTH(1-34),Parathormone,Parathyrin,Parathyroid Hormone (1-34),Parathyroid Hormone (1-84),Parathyroid Hormone Peptide (1-34),Hormone, Parathyroid |
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| D010710 |
Phosphates |
Inorganic salts of phosphoric acid. |
Inorganic Phosphate,Phosphates, Inorganic,Inorganic Phosphates,Orthophosphate,Phosphate,Phosphate, Inorganic |
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| D011113 |
Polymyxins |
Basic lipopeptide antibiotic group obtained from Bacillus polymyxa. They affect the cell membrane by detergent action and may cause neuromuscular and kidney damage. At least eleven different members of the polymyxin group have been identified, each designated by a letter. |
Polymyxin,Polymyxin M |
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| D011134 |
Polysaccharides |
Long chain polymeric CARBOHYDRATES composed of MONOSACCHARIDES linked by glycosidic bonds. |
Glycan,Glycans,Polysaccharide |
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| D011191 |
Potassium Deficiency |
A condition due to decreased dietary intake of potassium, as in starvation or failure to administer in intravenous solutions, or to gastrointestinal loss in diarrhea, chronic laxative abuse, vomiting, gastric suction, or bowel diversion. Severe potassium deficiency may produce muscular weakness and lead to paralysis and respiratory failure. Muscular malfunction may result in hypoventilation, paralytic ileus, hypotension, muscle twitches, tetany, and rhabomyolysis. Nephropathy from potassium deficit impairs the concentrating mechanism, producing POLYURIA and decreased maximal urinary concentrating ability with secondary POLYDIPSIA. (Merck Manual, 16th ed) |
Deficiencies, Potassium,Deficiency, Potassium,Potassium Deficiencies |
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| D002114 |
Calcinosis |
Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues. |
Calcification, Pathologic,Calcinosis, Tumoral,Microcalcification,Microcalcinosis,Pathologic Calcification,Calcinoses,Calcinoses, Tumoral,Microcalcifications,Microcalcinoses,Tumoral Calcinoses,Tumoral Calcinosis |
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| D002115 |
Calciphylaxis |
Condition of induced systemic hypersensitivity in which tissues respond to appropriate challenging agents with a sudden local calcification. |
Calcific Uraemic Arteriolopathy,Calciphylaxes,Idiopathic Calciphylaxis,Arteriolopathy, Calcific Uraemic,Calcific Uraemic Arteriolopathies,Calciphylaxis, Idiopathic,Uraemic Arteriolopathy, Calcific |
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| D002301 |
Cardiac Glycosides |
Cyclopentanophenanthrenes with a 5- or 6-membered lactone ring attached at the 17-position and SUGARS attached at the 3-position. Plants they come from have long been used in congestive heart failure. They increase the force of cardiac contraction without significantly affecting other parameters, but are very toxic at larger doses. Their mechanism of action usually involves inhibition of the NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE and they are often used in cell biological studies for that purpose. |
Cardiac Glycoside,Cardiotonic Steroid,Cardiotonic Steroids,Glycoside, Cardiac,Glycosides, Cardiac,Steroid, Cardiotonic,Steroids, Cardiotonic |
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