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Ballism
Ballism Quick, jerking movements that occur in people with chorea.
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Chorea
Rapid, jerky, dance-like movement of the body.
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Ball Memorial Hospital
Ball Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Muncie, Indiana (USA).
Ball-and-socket joint
A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint.
Ballarat Base Hospital
The Ballarat Base Hospital is a hospital in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Ballina District Hospital
The Ballina District Hospital is a hospital in Ballina, New South Wales, Australia.
Balloon angioplasty
Coronary angioplasty is accomplished using a balloon-tipped catheter inserted through an artery in the groin or arm to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Coronary artery disease occurs when cholesterol plaque builds up (atherosclerosis) in the walls of the arteries to the heart. Angioplasty is successful in opening coronary arteries in 90% of patients. 40% of patients with successful coronary angioplasty will develop recurrent narrowing at the site of balloon inflation.
Balloon Angioplasty (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty or PTCA)
A specially designed balloon catheter with a small balloon tip is guided to the point of narrowing in the artery. Once in place, the balloon is inflated to compress the fatty matter into the artery wall and stretch the artery open to increase blood flow through the blood vessel.
Balloon tamponade
"A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus or stomach to apply pressure on bleeding blood vessels, compress the vessels, and stop the bleeding. Used in the treatment of bleeding veins in the esophagus (esophageal varices) and stomach. The balloon used in the esophagus is shaped like a sausage while that in the stomach is rounded. Balloon tamponade is also called esophagogastric tamponade. The word ""tamponade"" is direct from the French. The French verb ""tamponner"" means to plug up."
Balloon valvuloplasty
Plastic surgery to repair a valve, especially a heart valve.
Bally doctors
All doctors near Bally, India. Doctors who can assist a patient in Bally.
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Beta2-agonist
ß2-agonists are used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and are used to relax the smooth muscles in the bronchi, which contract during an asthma attack. ß2-agonists are available in short-acting and long-acting formulations for inhalation and as tablets.
Basic Life Support
This is the most basic of the health care provider skills for resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients. It includes only non-invasive techniques, including CPR with basic adjuncts; most states are adding difibrilation to the skill set of the BLS personnel. This is practiced by EMT's, first responders and is the first step of resuscitation in any arrest. Often called BLS or BCLS.
BLS
See Basic Life Support.
Bacteremia
The presence of bacteria in the blood.
Bacteriuria
The presence of bacteria in the urine.
Ballism
Barotrauma
Injury caused by pressure differences between the atmosphere and the air-filled spaces in the body. The most common of these injuries are the ear and sinus blocks that can occur during air travel.
Bartholin cyst
A cyst caused by an infection of the glands on the vaginal wall.
Bedsore
An ulcer caused by chafing or by the pressure of the body against the bed.
Bends
A condition that results from rapidly decreasing atmospheric pressure on the body. Symptoms include joint pain, chest pain, shortness of breath and coma. The condition may be fatal.
Benign familial tremor
An inherited disorder that causes a slow tremor in the hands, head and voice. It may affect only one side of the body, be worse when moving than when resting and worsen with age.
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