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Impedance plethysmography
Impedance plethysmography A test to evaluate blood flow through the leg.
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Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Leg
The portion of the lower extremity between the knee and ankle.
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Imperative
The converse of adventive, in the sense of being obligatory in the development of all members of a species.
Imperatriz doctors
All doctors near Imperatriz, Brazil. Doctors who can assist a patient in Imperatriz.
Imperforate
Atretic; closed.
Imperial Point Medical Center
Imperial Point Medical Center is a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA).
Impersonator
An actor or person who assumes the personality and plays the role of being somebody else.
Impetigo
A streptococcal or staphylococcal infection that erodes the skin and dries to form a yellow-crusted sore.
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Ileostomy
An operation that makes it possible for stool to leave the body after the colon and rectum are removed in which an opening is made in the abdomen and the bottom of the small intestine (ileum) attaches to it.
Ileum
The lower end of the small intestine.
Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
A type of antibody, formed to protect the body from infection, which attaches to mast cells in the respiratory and intestinal tracts and may cause allergic rhinitis, asthma, or eczema.
Immunoglobulins
Antibodies or proteins found in blood and tissue fluids produced by cells of the immune system to bind to substances in the body that are recognized as foreign antigens. Immunoglobulins sometimes bind to antigens that are not necessarily a threat to health and provoke an allergic reaction.
Immunosuppresive medications
Medications that suppress the body's immune system, used to minimize rejection of transplanted organs.
Impedance plethysmography
In vitro
Procedure done in test tube.
In vivo
Procedure that uses trace amounts of radiopharmaceutical that are given directly to a patient; majority of nuclear medicine procedures are in vivo.
Incidence
Statistic that equals the number of new cases of a particular disease that occur in a population during a defined period of time, usually one year.
Inferior vena cava
The large blood vessel (vein) that returns blood from the legs and abdomen to the heart.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Long-lasting problems that cause irritation and ulcers in the GI tract - The most common disorders are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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