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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
Refers to disorders that last a long time, often years. Chronic kidney disease may develop over many years and lead to end-stage renal disease. Chronic is the opposite of acute, or brief.
Industry:Health care
The tendency of molecules packed together in a small, dense area to spread out by crossing a semipermeable membrane into a larger area with a lower concentration of molecules. In dialysis, wastes and excess electrolytes diffuse from the blood to the dialysis solution.
Industry:Health care
აღნიშნავს მდგომარეობას, რომელიც განვითარდა უეცრად და მოკლე დროის მანძილზე გაგრძელდა.მწვავე საწინააღმდეგოა წრონიკულის, ან ხანგრძლივად მიმდინარესი.
Industry:Health care
პროცედურა, როდესაც ქსოვილის მცირე ნაჭერი ამოიკვეთება მიკროსკოპზე შესასწავლად, მაგალითად თირკმელიდან ან შარდის ბუშტიდან.
Industry:Health care
A measure that tells what portion of a blood sample consists of red blood cells. Low hematocrit suggests anemia or massive blood loss.
Industry:Health care
გაზომვა, რომელიც გვიჩვენებს სისხლის ნიმუშის რა ნაწილი შედგება სისხლის წითელი უჯრედებისგან. დაბალი ჰემატოკრიტი გვავარაუდებინებს ანემიას ან სისხლის მასიურ დანაკარგს.
Industry:Health care
A major source of energy in the diet. All food fats have 9 calories per gram. Fat helps the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, E, and K, and carotenoids. Some kinds of fats, especially saturated fats and trans fats (see definitions), may raise blood cholesterol and increase the risk for heart disease. Other fats, such as unsaturated fats (see definition), do not raise blood cholesterol. Fats that are in foods are combinations of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fatty acids.
Industry:Fitness
Compared to overweight or obese, a body weight that is less likely to be linked with any weight-related health problems, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol. A body mass index (BMI) of 18. 5 to 24. 9 is considered a healthy weight, though not all individuals with a BMI in this range may be at a healthy level of body fat; they may have more body fat tissue and less muscle. A person with a BMI of 25 to 29. 9 is considered overweight, and a person with a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese.
Industry:Fitness
A unit of energy in food. Foods have carbohydrates, proteins, and/or fats. Some beverages have alcohol. Carbohydrates and proteins have 4 calories per gram. Fat has 9 calories per gram. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram.
Industry:Fitness
A unit made up of proteins and fats that carry cholesterol in the body. High levels of LDL cholesterol cause a buildup of cholesterol in the arteries. Commonly called “bad” cholesterol. High levels of LDL increase the risk of heart disease. An LDL level less than 100 mg/dl is considered optimal, 100 to 129 mg/dl is considered near or above optimal, 130 to 159 mg/dl is considered borderline high, 160 to 189 mg/dl is considered high, and 190 mg/dl or greater is considered very high.
Industry:Fitness
