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Rape is defined as sexual intercourse forced on a person without his or her permission.
Review Date:
5/17/2006
A normal breathing rate for an adult at rest is 8 to 16 breaths/minute. For an infant, a normal rate is up to 44 breaths/minute. Tachypnea is a medical term that your doctor would use to describe your breathing if it is too fast, particularly if you have rapid, shallow breathing due to an associated lung disease or other medical cause.In contrast, the term hyperventilation is usually used if you are taking rapid, deep breaths because of anxiety or panic. The terms may be used interchangeably, however.
Review Date:
11/13/2006
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is a form of kidney disease that causes damage to the small structures (glomeruli) inside the kidneys that help filter waste and fluids from blood to form urine. The disease leads to a rapid loss of kidney function.
Review Date:
8/14/2007
A rash is a change in the color or texture of the skin. A skin rash can be flat, bumpy, scaly, red, skin-colored, or slightly lighter or darker than skin color.
Review Date:
2/14/2007
Rashes involve changes in the color or texture of your skin.
Review Date:
7/18/2007
Rat-bite fever is an infectious disease spread by fluids in the mouth or nose or urine of an infected rodent.
Review Date:
11/27/2006
Raynaud’s phenomenon is a condition in which cold temperatures or strong emotions cause blood vessel spasms that block blood flow to the fingers, toes, ears, and nose.
Review Date:
4/27/2007
The RBC urine test measures the number of red blood cells in a urine sample.
Review Date:
10/22/2007
An RBC count is a blood test that tells how many red blood cells (RBCs) you have.RBCs contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen. How much oxygen your body tissues get depends on how many RBCs you have and how well they work.
Review Date:
3/8/2007
Red blood cell (RBC) indices are part of the complete blood count (CBC) test. They are used to help diagnose too few red blood cells (anemia).The indices include:Average red blood cell size (MCV)Hemoglobin amount per red blood cell (MCH)The amount of hemoglobin relative to the size of the cell (hemoglobin concentration) per red blood cell (MCHC)See also: RBC count
Review Date:
3/22/2007