Encyclopedia: Decompensation
Decompensation is the functional deterioration of a previously working structure or system. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated", it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for these deficiencies. It is a general term commonly used in medicine to describe a variety of situations. For example, cardiac decompensation may refer to the failure...
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I've seen this word quite a bit lately and wondered what it describes? Symptoms?...
Decompensation is a worsening of symptoms to the state of a serious mental disorder. The symptoms themselves depend on the particular disorder. So, for example, if someone being treated...
Asked by SisterGirl - 22 months ago
His tahycardia is due to the hipertrophy of his right heart,so he also presents stabile...
If tachycardia is due to decompensation of heart, it will respond to treatment of heart failure. Sympathetic activity decreases when heart failure improves and heart rate will come down.
Asked by diana s - 4 months ago
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What is decompensation exactly? or psychological imbalance.In the context of a vestibular insult, decompensation is...
Aug 11, 2007
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(no major symptoms but a couple) and I think I have decompensated! I have been taken back about that you didn't decompensate at all. Hope this will be the case. Feel Better! JillHi...
Sep 15, 2005
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is this decompensation?
I have been feeling better lately. Probably like 60% of my old self. Then starting yesterday... I feel like I did 6 months ago. What is this? I have had a small sore throat this week...
Sep 18, 2008
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