Capillaire (anatomie)vignette|upright=1.2|Réseau capillaire connectant le système artériel (à gauche, en rouge) et le réseau veineux (à droite, en bleu). On distingue en orange les cellules. vignette|Vue au microscope électronique d'une coupe longitudinale d'un capillaire sanguin sinusoïde (de foie de rat) avec les cellules endothéliales fenêtrées (percées de trous). Les fenestrae ont un diamètre d'environ , et la largeur de la lumière du capillaire sinusoïdal est ici d'environ 5 microns.
Liver support systemA liver support system or diachysis is a type of therapeutic device to assist in performing the functions of the liver. Such systems focus either on removing the accumulating toxins (liver dialysis), or providing additional replacement of the metabolic functions of the liver through the inclusion of hepatocytes to the device (bioartificial liver device). This system is in trial to help people with acute liver failure (ALF) or acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Equality of outcomeEquality of outcome, equality of condition, or equality of results is a political concept which is central to some political ideologies and is used in some political discourse, often in contrast to the term equality of opportunity. It describes a state in which all people have approximately the same material wealth and income, or in which the general economic conditions of everyone's lives are alike.
Hypertensive disease of pregnancyHypertensive disease of pregnancy, also known as maternal hypertensive disorder, is a group of high blood pressure disorders that include preeclampsia, preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, and chronic hypertension. Maternal hypertensive disorders occurred in about 20.7 million women in 2013. About 10% of pregnancies globally are complicated by hypertensive diseases. In the United States, hypertensive disease of pregnancy affects about 8% to 13% of pregnancies.
Syndrome hépato-rénalLe syndrome hépato-rénal (SHR en abrégé) est une affection médicale grave consistant en une détérioration rapide de la fonction rénale chez des individus atteints de cirrhose ou d'une insuffisance hépatique fulminante. Elle est généralement mortelle en l'absence de transplantation hépatique, bien que divers traitements, comme la dialyse, puissent aider le patient à court terme.
