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paroxysmal pulmonary edema — pulmonary edema marked by attacks of difficult respiration, audible rales, wheezes, and cough, caused by acute left ventricular failure, usually associated with hypertensive or ischemic heart disease … Medical dictionary
whooping cough — /hooh ping, hoop ing/, Pathol. an infectious disease of the respiratory mucous membrane, caused by Bordetella pertussis, characterized by a series of short, convulsive coughs followed by a deep inspiration accompanied by a whooping sound. Also… … Universalium
whooping cough — an acute highly infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, primarily affecting infants and often occurring in epidemics. After an incubation period of 1–2 weeks there is a catarrhal stage, in which the infant has… … The new mediacal dictionary
exudative bronchitis — fibrinous bronchitis bronchitis with a violent cough, paroxysmal dyspnea, and expectoration of casts of the bronchi containing Charcot Leyden crystals. Called also fibrobronchitis, membranous b., plastic b., and pseudomembranous b … Medical dictionary
Pertussis — Classification and external resources A young boy coughing due to pertussis. ICD 10 A37 … Wikipedia
Pertussis — Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, “whooping” indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect young children,… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Bordetella — A genus of strictly aerobic bacteria (family Brucellaceae) containing minute, Gram negative non–spore bearing, coccobacilli. Motile and nonmotile species occur; motile cells are peritrichous. The metabo … Medical dictionary
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 … Wikipedia
