respiratory centre
1Respiratory alkalosis — Infobox Disease Name = Respiratory alkalosis Caption = Davenport diagram DiseasesDB = 406 ICD10 = ICD10|E|87|3|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|276.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000111 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2009 MeshID = D000472 Respiratory… …
2Respiratory disease — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an emphysematous lung; emphysema is a common respiratory disease, strongly associated with smoking. H E stain. ICD …
3centre — chiefly Brit var of CENTER * * * n. (in neurology) a collection of neurones (nerve cells) whose activities control a particular function. The respiratory and cardiovascular centres, for example, are regions in the lower brainstem that control the …
4respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human). Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… …
5Respiratory examination — In medicine, the respiratory examination is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with a respiratory problem (dyspnea (shortness of breath), cough, chest pain) or a history that suggests a pathology of the lungs …
6respiratory center — noun the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve …
7centre — n. (in neurology) a collection of neurones (nerve cells) whose activities control a particular function. The respiratory and cardiovascular centres, for example, are regions in the lower brainstem that control the movements of respiration and the …
8Severe acute respiratory syndrome — SARS redirects here. For other uses, see SARS (disambiguation). Further information: Progress of the SARS outbreak Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Classification and external resources SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV) is causative of the syndrome …
9Free Radical Centre — The Free Radical Centre or ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, was established in the 2005 Australian Research Council funding rounds. It is administered from the University of Melbourne, and has nodes at five… …
10acute respiratory failure — ARF a primary disorder of gaseous exchange (as distinct from failure of the mechanical process of breathing). The prototype of ARF is adult respiratory distress syndrome, but the term sometimes also refers to disruption of any other part of the… …
