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what is the medical definition of anxiety and stress?

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Many sources: Anxiety can come from chemical imbalances, a side effect of medications, external stressors, too much change in too short a period of time, and other areas. I would say go to a reputable psychotherapist immediately and talk about what anxiety means to YOU.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: stress test?

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Cardiac test: A stress test is a cardiac test which can include walking on a treadmill and monitoring your heart while you are walking.  They can also inject you with a nuclear material and do a more comprehensive scan on your heart to check for blockage.  They can also do a chemical stress test which omits the need to walk on the treadmill.

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what is the definition or description of: stress management?

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See below: Stress is a psychological and physical reaction to constantly increasing demands of environment and/or life in general. Stress management refers to our ability to handle stress on physical and psychological level. There are numerous techniques for managing stress -- from relaxation to self-care to building up bodily awareness of stress signals.

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what is the definition or description of: stress drinking?

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Stress drinking: Stress drinking = ingesting alcohol in response to stressors.

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what is the definition or description of: post traumatic stress disorder?

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Mood disorder: Ptsd is a previous stressful situation in which you may develope depression or anxiety over in later years.

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what is the definition or description of: thallium stress test?

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Stress with Thallium: A radioactive isotope of thallium, often 201, is injected iv. Heart muscle cells pump some of the radioactive thallium inside; less if blood flow past the cells is limited. Thus cells (or scar tissue) with low blood flow intake less thallium & emit less radiation. A gamma camera detects some of the radiation which exits the body. Only severe, not mild, artery disease complications can be detected.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: stress incontinence?

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Urinary leakage: Stress incontinence is leakage of urine from the bladder when coughing, sneezing, bearing down, squatting...Ect.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: stress fracture?

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Symptoms and Imaging: Stress fractures are fractures that occur due to overuse. Usual symptoms include pain, swelling, but discoloration/ bruising, and decreased strength/ range of motion around the area may be present as well.  Diagnosing a stress fracture can be tough because many do not show on an  x-ray and may need to be confirmed by a mri. The best treatment option = rest + pain management.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: stress bladder incontinence?

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Here are some...: Stress bladder incontinence may be used by some laypersons for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which denotes unwanted leak of urine right at the moment of sudden increase inside urinary bladder usually from some physical activities like sneezing, laughing, weight lifting, etc., resulting from pelvic floor muscle weakness which is usually attributed to childbirth, aging, etc. More? Ask...

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: stress urinary incontinence?

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Here are some...: Stress urinary incontinence denotes involuntary urine leak right at the moment of sudden increase in pressure of urinary bladder usually induced by coughing, sneezing, heavy lifting... especially while bladder is more than half full. More? Ask urologists.

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