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  2. Capillary leak syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS), also called Clarkson's disease, or primary capillary leak syndrome, is a rare, grave and episodic medical condition observed largely in otherwise healthy individuals mostly in middle age. [4]

  3. List of medical triads, tetrads, and pentads - Wikipedia

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    Hemolytic–uremic syndrome: Horner's Syndrome Triad: ptosis (eyelid), miosis, anhydrosis: Horner's syndrome: Hutchinson's triad: Hutchison's teeth, Interstitial keratitis, Nerve deafness: Congenital syphilis: Kartagener Syndrome Triad: Triad of bronchiectasis, Recurrent sinusitis, and, Situs inversus, Kartagener syndrome: Leriche's syndrome Triad

  4. Disseminated intravascular coagulation - Wikipedia

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    Hemangioma: Kasabach–Merritt syndrome; Aortic aneurysm; Liver disease, HELLP syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and malignant hypertension may mimic DIC but originate via other pathways. [9] It is not the same as conditions where the blood vessels leak, such as capillary leak syndrome. [10]

  5. Anasarca - Wikipedia

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    Anasarca is a severe and generalized form of edema, with subcutaneous tissue swelling throughout the body. [1] Unlike typical edema, which almost everyone will experience at some time and can be relatively benign, anasarca is a pathological process reflecting a severe disease state and can involve the cavities of the body in addition to the tissues.

  6. Vascular recruitment - Wikipedia

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    The most important stimulus in humans is regular exercise. [1] [2] Vascular recruitment in skeletal muscle is thought to enhance the capillary surface area for oxygen exchange and decrease the oxygen diffusion distance. [citation needed] Other stimuli are possible. Insulin can act as a stimulus for vascular recruitment in skeletal muscle. This ...

  7. Venous leak - Wikipedia

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    Venous leak is an inability to maintain an erection in the presence of sufficient arterial blood flow through the cavernosal arteries of the penis. [6] The defect lies in the excessive drainage of veins in the cavernosal tissue of the penis, which undermines normal erectile function.

  8. Trousseau sign of malignancy - Wikipedia

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    Trousseau's syndrome is a rare variant of venous thrombosis that is characterized by recurrent, migratory thrombosis in superficial veins and in uncommon sites, such as the chest wall and arms. This syndrome is particularly associated with pancreatic, gastric and lung cancer and Trousseau's syndrome can be an early sign of cancer [ 2 ] [ 3 ...

  9. Beck's triad (cardiology) - Wikipedia

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    Beck's triad is a collection of three medical signs associated with acute cardiac tamponade, a medical emergency when excessive fluid accumulates in the pericardial sac around the heart and impairs its ability to pump blood. The signs are low arterial blood pressure, distended neck veins, and distant, muffled heart sounds. [1]