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RADIATION SYNDROMES, ACUTE
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Acute Radiation Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Radiación Aguda
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome Aguda da Radiação
Synonyms
English
:
Acute Radiation Syndromes
Radiation Syndrome, Acute
Radiation Syndromes, Acute
Tree Number:
C26.733.188
G01.750.748.500.188
N06.850.460.350.850.500.158
N06.850.810.300.360.158
Definition
English
:
A condition caused by a brief whole body exposure to more than one sievert dose equivalent of
radiation
.
Acute radiation syndrome
is initially characterized by
ANOREXIA
;
NAUSEA
;
VOMITING
; but can progress to hematological, gastrointestinal, neurological, pulmonary, and other major organ dysfunction.
History Note
English
:
2008
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
52633
Unique Identifier:
D054508
Occurrence in VHL
:
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