Continuous glucose monitorA continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is a device used for monitoring blood glucose on a continual basis by insulin-requiring people with diabetes, e.g. people with type I, type II diabetes or other types of diabetes (e.g. gestational diabetes). A continuous glucose monitor consists of three parts: a small electrode placed under the skin, a transmitter sending readings at regular intervals (ranging from every 1 to 15 min), and a separate receiver.
Flux (metabolism)Flux, or metabolic flux is the rate of turnover of molecules through a metabolic pathway. Flux is regulated by the enzymes involved in a pathway. Within cells, regulation of flux is vital for all metabolic pathways to regulate the pathway's activity under different conditions. Flux is therefore of great interest in metabolic network modelling, where it is analysed via flux balance analysis and metabolic control analysis.
Agent anesthésique volatilLes agents anesthésiques volatils, aussi appelés en raison de la présence dans leur molécule d'un élément halogène, en général du fluor, sont des substances utilisées pour provoquer une anesthésie générale. Liquides dans les conditions atmosphériques, ils s'évaporent très facilement ce qui permet de les administrer par voie respiratoire. Le premier représentant de fut l'éther, dont l'utilisation a cessé entre autres à cause de son inflammabilité. Anesthésiques halogénés : desflurane ; enflurane ; haloflurane ; isoflurane ; sévoflurane.
Neige visuelleLa neige visuelle, appelée « visual snow » en anglais, est un phénomène visuel persistant faisant apparaître de nombreux petits points clignotants dans le champ de vision, de manière continue et quel que soit le degré de luminosité perçu. Les personnes qui en souffrent décrivent un voile neigeux semblable à celui produit par une télévision à tube cathodique mal réglée. Le symptôme est plus marqué dans la pénombre, mais peut être vu dans toutes les conditions d'éclairage et persiste les yeux fermés.
Anaesthetic machineAn anaesthetic machine (British English) or anesthesia machine (American English) is a medical device used to generate and mix a fresh gas flow of medical gases and inhalational anaesthetic agents for the purpose of inducing and maintaining anaesthesia. The machine is commonly used together with a mechanical ventilator, breathing system, suction equipment, and patient monitoring devices; strictly speaking, the term "anaesthetic machine" refers only to the component which generates the gas flow, but modern machines usually integrate all these devices into one combined freestanding unit, which is colloquially referred to as the "anaesthetic machine" for the sake of simplicity.
Aura (symptom)An aura is a perceptual disturbance experienced by some with epilepsy or migraine. An epileptic aura is a seizure. Epileptic and migraine auras are due to the involvement of specific areas of the brain, which are those that determine the symptoms of the aura. Therefore, if the visual area is affected, the aura will consist of visual symptoms, while if a sensory one, then sensory symptoms will occur. Epileptic auras are subjective sensory or psychic phenomena due to a focal seizure, i.e.
