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Status Epilepticus
Status epilepticus Definition Status epilepticus is a term describing a state of continuous seizure activity. In the past, 30 minutes of continuing seizure or frequent attacks that prevent recovery was required for the definition of status to be met. However, since most seizures last less than... Read more |
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cardiac output
cardiac output The amount of blood per minute pumped out by each of the two ventricles of the heart. A typical value in an adult at rest is 5 litres per minute. The output of each ventricle is the product of the stroke volume (about 70 ml) and the heart rate (about 70 per minute). The output... Read more |
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60 Minutes
60 MINUTES First Television Newsmagazine The first television newsmagazine show, 60 Minutes,premiered on CBS on 24 September 1968 as a bimonthly program in the Tuesday night at 10 P.M. slot. Its cohosts during its first years were veteran news reporters Harry Reasoner and... Read more |
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horsepower
horsepower unit of power in the English system of units. It is equal to 33,000 foot-pounds per minute or 550 foot-pounds per second or approximately 746 watts. The term horsepower originated with James Watt, who determined by experiment that a horse could do 33,000 foot-pounds of work a... Read more |
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Apgar score
Apgar testing Definition The Apgar scoring system evaluates the physical condition of the newborn at one minute after birth and again at five minutes after birth. The newborn receives a total score (Apgar score) that ranges from 0 to 10 based on rating color, heart rate,... Read more |
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chigger
chigger minute, six-legged, reddish larva of the harvest mite , one of various red bugs widely distributed throughout the world and common in the S United States. Attaching itself by its mouthparts to the skin of its vertebrate host, the chigger injects saliva that destroys cells and may cause... Read more |
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Alvin Youngblood Hart
Hart, Alvin Youngblood1963— Musician Steeped in the acoustic blues tradition of his Mississippi ancestors, guitarist and singer Alvin Youngblood Hart has earned both critical and popular acclaim. His songs honor the blues heritage of such seminal figures as Leadbelly and Robert Johnson, but also... Read more |
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Transient ischemic attack
Transient ischemic attack Definition A transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini-stroke," is a neurologic episode resembling a stroke but resolving completely within a short period of time. By definition, symptoms of TIA resolve within 24 hours, and symptoms lasting longer than that are termed a... Read more |
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nautical mile
nautical mile, the unit of distance used at sea, practically speaking a minute of latitude. The publication in London in 1637 of The Seaman's Practise by the English surveyor Richard Norwood, who had measured an arc of the meridian, effectively marked the distinction between the land mile and the... Read more |
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