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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sometimes known as cot death or crib death, is the sudden, unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age...

is controversial. The diagnosis should be suspected if there is a sudden decrease in the baby's heart rate during labor. Seeing or feeling the cord confirms...

failure, is a sudden decrease in kidney function that develops within seven days, as shown by an increase in serum creatinine or a decrease in urine output...

infection or trauma. One of the common causes of subdural hygroma is a sudden decrease in pressure as a result of placing a ventricular shunt. This can lead...

'protection') is a medical term used in pharmacology that describes an acute, sudden decrease in response to a drug after its administration (i.e., a rapid and short-term...

a less than 1% change in the stress on the quicksand will cause a sudden decrease in its viscosity ("sol" form). After an initial disturbance—such as...

few days. Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms may occur if use is suddenly decreased. Alprazolam was developed by Jackson Hester Jr. at the Upjohn Company...

have formed during the Cretaceous, possibly due to a shock from a sudden decrease in the rate of seafloor spreading of the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge...

Cardiac arrest, also known as sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating or beats in a way...

coefficients, a sudden pressure rise (caused, for example, by unplanned closure of a streamline valve) will result in a sudden decrease in void content:...

the blood vessels in the extremities will suddenly vasodilate. This is probably caused by a sudden decrease in the release of neurotransmitters from the...

In a sport or game, sudden death (also sudden-death, sudden-death overtime, or a sudden-death round) is a form of competition where play ends as soon...

circulatory in nature. Instantaneous hypotension due to sudden, massive vasodilation and decrease in blood oxygen saturation Warm, flushed skin due to vasodilation...

relationship. However, a sudden increase in the commodity price might lead to a faster adjustment in the derivative price than a sudden decrease. This difference...

of fertility and marriage. After the initial fertilisation stage, a sudden decrease of Juno from the egg cell surface occurs and Juno becomes virtually...

large increase may indicate increased preparation for action, while a sudden decrease may indicate the end of planning and the imminence of action. These...

slower, but achieved more immediately than rallentando or ritardando; a sudden decrease in tempo; temporarily holding back. (Note that the abbreviation for...

when a product’s patent expiration comes after 20 years, there is a sudden decrease in a particular company’s annual income. After the expiration date...

of the brain: an expected change will be stabilized faster than a sudden decrease or increase of load. To avoid vehicle passengers losing control over...

main steam isolation valve (MSIV) from the reactor) will result in a sudden decrease in the proportion of steam to liquid water inside the reactor. The...