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Coma, diabetic

Coma, diabetic

Coma in a diabetic due to the buildup of ketones in the bloodstream. Ketones are a product of metabolizing (using) fats rather than the sugar glucose for energy.

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Coma
A sleep-like state; not conscious. May be due to a high or low level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

Diabetic
Pertaining to Diabetes. Patient suffering from this condition.

Fats
One of the three main classes of food and a source of energy in the body. Bile dissolves fats, and enzymes break them down. This process moves fats into cells.

Sugar
A class of carbohydrates that taste sweet. Sugar is a quick and easy fuel for the body to use. Types of sugar are lactose, glucose, fructose, and sucrose.

Glucose
The only simple carbohydrate that circulates in the bloodstream. Glucose is the primary fuel used by the brain. It can also be stored in the liver and muscles in a polymer form known as glycogen.

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Coma
A sleep-like state; not conscious. May be due to a high or low level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

Comanche County Hospital
Comanche County Hospital is a hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma (USA).

Comatose
In a coma; not conscious.

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Colpopexy
The use of surgical-quality stitches to bring a displaced vagina back into position against the abdominal wall.

Colpoptosis
A condition in which the vagina has dropped from its normal position against the abdominal wall.

Colporrhaphy
Surgical repair of the vagina.

Colposcope
A lighted magnifying instrument used by a gynecologist to examine the tissues of the vagina and the cervix. The procedure is called colposcopy.

Colpotomy
A surgical incision in the vagina. The -tomy part of the word comes from the Greek tome meaning cutting.

Coma, diabetic

Combined oral contraceptive
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Comedones
The plural of comedo, the primary sign of acne, consisting of a dilated (widened) hair follicle filled with keratin squamae (skin debris), bacteria, and sebum (oil). Comedones may be closed or open.

Commensal
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Comminuted fracture
A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces.

Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen
(CALLA) A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity that serves as a marker for the common form of ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia) as well as for Burkitt lymphoma and follicular germinal center lymphoma. CALLA is normally present on the surface of early lymphoid cells as well as on a number of other types of normal cells, such as especially cells in the kidney.

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