Hidrosis
Sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrosis is the Greek word for sweating.
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- Hidrotic
Pertaining to hidrosis, sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the form of this hereditary disease in which the patient can sweat, as opposed to anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in which the patient is unable to sweat.
- High altitude
18,000+ feet (5,500+ meters). Most people can go up to 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) with minimal effects. If you have been at that altitude before and had no problems, you can probably return to that altitude without problems if (and only if) you are properly acclimatized. If you have not been to high altitude before, […]
- High altitude pulmonary edema
Known for short as HAPE, the accumulation in the lungs of extravascular fluid (fluid outside of blood vessels) at high altitude, a consequence of rapid altitude ascent, especially when that ascent is accompanied by significant exercise. HAPE leads to dyspnea (shortness of breath), cough, tachycardia (fast heart rate) and decreased arterial oxygen levels. HAPE varies […]
- High blood pressure
A repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. Chronic high blood pressure can stealthily cause blood vessel changes in the back of the eye (retina), abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, kidney failure, and brain damage. No specific cause for high blood pressure is found in 95 percent of patients. Treatment for high […]
- High blood sugar
An elevated level of the sugar glucose in the blood. Also called hyperglycemia. High blood sugar is a finding in a number of conditions, most notably diabetes mellitus. Elevated blood glucose leads to spillage of glucose into the urine (glucosuria) so that the urine is sugary. (The term diabetes mellitus means “sweet urine.”) Aside from […]