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In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a structure or system that had been previously working with the help of compensation. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated," it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for these deficiencies. It is a general term commonly used in medicine to describe a variety of situations.
In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a structure or system that had been previously working with the help of compensation. Decompensation...
chronic heart failure are the prolongation of life, prevention of acute decompensation, and reduction of symptoms, allowing for greater activity. Heart failure...
associated with the diagnosis of chronic liver disease, associated with decompensation, and associated with the cause. Nail clubbing Palmar erythema Spider...
inotropic support in the short-term treatment of patients with cardiac decompensation due to depressed contractility, which could be the result of either...
hospitalization in certain patients with heart failure after a recent acute decompensation event. It is taken by mouth. Vericiguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase...
long-term complications such as glaucoma, cataract and endothelial decompensation. Orthokeratology or simply Ortho-K is a temporary corneal reshaping...
development of male chauvinism, and resolution was sometimes associated with decompensation in wives. Adam Jukes argues that a reason for male chauvinism is masculinity...
that is inadequately circulated by the failing heart. An attack of decompensation can be caused by underlying medical illness, such as myocardial infarction...
increased risk of short-term mortality in cirrhotic patients with acute decompensation and acute-on-chronic liver failure. An other study found association...
patient is stable. In that case, they should be observed for signs of decompensation indicating a serious injury. If the patient initially presents stabbing...
him with antisocial personality disorder with intermittent psychotic decompensation. He was granted conditional release in 1972 to live weekdays in a halfway...
needed] Prolonged atrial flutter with fast heart rates may lead to decompensation with loss of normal heart function (heart failure). This may manifest...
Although MSUD can be stabilized, there are still threats of metabolic decompensation and loss of bone mass that can lead to osteoporosis, pancreatitis, and...
disorganized as their killings continue, as in the case of psychological decompensation or overconfidence due to having evaded capture, or vice versa, as when...
and occurs in 10% of those over 65 years old. Risk factors for acute decompensation include high dietary salt intake, medication noncompliance, cardiac...
is defined as the extent of organ system derangement or physiologic decompensation for a patient. It gives a medical classification into minor, moderate...
which sends the body reeling through a new cascade of events. Such decompensation unmasks the underlying disease, worsening its symptoms. Common examples...
smoking, and alcohol use can accelerate progression to HCC and liver decompensation in patients with HCV. The purpose of HCV treatment is to eliminate the...
hyaluronate may cause postoperative inflammation, corneal edema or decompensation, and short-term increases in intraocular pressure.[citation needed]...
IV heart failure, NYHA Class II and III heart failure with a recent decompensation requiring hospitalization or referral to a specialized heart failure...
pressure and electrolyte imbalance, as well as pneumonia and cardiac decompensation occur in about half the hospitalized persons with SAH and may worsen...
immune suppressants (ciclosporin or tacrolimus). Manifestations of decompensation in cirrhosis include gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy...
condition from others. Examples: Functional capacity III -(Cardiac Decompensation). Severe trauma with irreparable damage. Complete intestinal obstruction...
"Hemodynamics during the 10-minute NASA Lean Test: evidence of circulatory decompensation in a subset of ME/CFS patients". Journal of Translational Medicine....
guidelines: depending on the severity of the disease and degree of decompensation, the following regimen can be used, by altering the number of hepatotoxic...