In medicine, 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 gen.....
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Explicit pathophysiological changes following compensation for
adverse effects.
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failure of compensation; cardiac decompensation is marked by dyspnea, venous engorgement, and edema.
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Failure of compensation, cardiac decompensation is marked by dyspnoea, venous engorgement and oedema. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(de-kom″pәn-sa´shәn) any failure of homeostatic mechanisms. inability of the heart to maintain adequate circulation; it is marked by dyspnea, venous engorgement, cyanosis, and edema. in psychiatry, the failure of defense mechanisms and resultant progressive personality disintegrat...
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a failure of the liver to compensate for damage or injury; decrease or breakdown of liver function.
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The deterioration of existing defenses, leading to an exacerbation of pathological behavior.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dē′kom-pen-sā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A failure of compensation in heart disease. 2. The appearance or exacerbation of a mental disorder due to failure of defense mechanisms.
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In medicine, decompensation is the inability of an organ, especially the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease.
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The failure of the heart to maintain full and adequate circulation.
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the inability of a diseased heart to compensate for its defect. · a loss of ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
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