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HEPATIC COMA [12 records]

Record 1 2017-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B19.9
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B19.9: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B19.9
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B19.9 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B19.0
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B19.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B19.0
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B19.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B16.1
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.1: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B16.1
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.1 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B16.0
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B16.0
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B16.2
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.2: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B16.2
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.2 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B16.9
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.9: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B16.9
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B16.9 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B15.0
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B15.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B15.0
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B15.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
B15.9
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B15.9: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B15.9
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B15.9 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

Portosystemic encephalopathy, or type C hepatic encephalopathy(HE), is characterized by disturbances of cognition, motor abilities, and consciousness. Symptoms range from minimal changes in personality or altered sleep pattern to deep coma

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux

Spanish

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Record 10 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A motor disturbance characterized by intermittent lapses of postural tone, producing flapping movements of the outstretched hands; seen with such conditions as hepatic coma, uremia, and respiratory acidosis.

OBS

asterixis: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Survenue, dans le maintien des attitudes, de secousses musculaires brusques, non rythmées et irrégulières, se traduisant par des mouvements involontaires de flexion-extension des poignets et des doigts, bien mis en évidence lorsque les membres supérieurs sont placés en extension, poignets relevés, doigts étendus.

OBS

En fait, l'astérixis n'est pas un tremblement, mais une succession d'interruptions brusques et brèves du tonus musculaire. C'est pourquoi le terme de flapping tremor est impropre. L'astérixis témoigne d'un trouble de posture. Il peut être observé durant la phase de précoma de l'encéphalopathie hépatique et au cours de l'encéphalopathie respiratoire hypercapnique.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
DEF

Repetitive withdrawal of small amounts of blood and replacement with donor blood until a large proportion of the blood volume has been exchanged. Used in treatment of fetal erythroblastosis, hepatic coma, sickle cell anemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septicemia, burns, thrombotic thrombopenic purpura, and fulminant malaria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
DEF

Technique consistant à substituer au sang circulant du malade une quantité équivalente de sang provenant de donneurs compatibles.

OBS

L'Académie de Médecine a proposé de remplacer ler terme d'exsanguinotransfusion par transfusion d'échange.

Key term(s)
  • exsanguino-transfusion

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
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Record 12 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The deep coma that may occur in a patient suffering from advanced stages of chronic or acute liver disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Coma secondaire à une maladie aiguë ou chronique du foie.

CONT

Hépatite A avec coma hépatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
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