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Community Acquired Pneumonia

A layer composed of glycocalyx located outside the bacterial cell wall; serves different functions,…

Deep-seated pyogenic (producing pus) infection of several contiguous hair follicles, with formation of connecting…

Compression on the heart from fluids building up in the pericardium (sac around the…

A protective solution, usually chilled, containing potassium and dextrose, that significantly reduces myocardial injury…

The point at the lower end of the trachea separating the openings into the…

Another name for an X-ray image intensifier (XRII), refers to a special image intensifier…

A human who carries a pathogen but is asymptomatic.

The principal protein of cows milk; an intact protein polymer often found in tube…

Cheese-like. Caseous necrosis describes a form of biological tissue death, caseous meaning it has…

Computerized Axial Tomography

A destructive process where a complex substance (tissue) is metabolically converted by living cells…