Well-being (of trial subjects)The physical and mental integrity of the subjects participating in a clinical trial.

Within-patient differencesIn a crossover trial, variability in each patient is used to assess treatment difference.

Wolfram SyndromeA syndrome comprising diabetes insipidus, a mild form of diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness. It is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, with the chromosomal abnormality on the short arm of chromosome 4. Also called DIDMOAD, for diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness.

Waiting ListAfter evaluation by the transplant physician, and after committee presentation, a patient is added to the national waiting list by the transplant center. Lists are specific to both geographic area and organ type: heart, lung, kidney, pancreas, intestine, heart-lung, kidney-pancreas. Each time a donor organ becomes available, the computer generates a list of potential recipients based on factors that include blood type, organ size, medical urgency and time on the waiting list. A "new" United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) waiting list is generated each time an organ becomes available. There are many factors that go into the actual decision of donor selection and recipient matching. Although your place on the list and the amount of time you have been waiting for transplant are important factors, the transplant surgeon ultimately is the one to make the final decision.

Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome (WPW)WPW is a form of supraventricular tachycardia (fast heart rate originating above the ventricles). When you have WPW, along with your normal conduction pathway, you have extra pathways called accessory pathways. These electrical impulses set up a short circuit causing the heart to beat rapidly and conduct impulses in both directions. The impulses travel through the extra pathway (short cut) as well as the normal AV-HIS Purkinje system. The impulses can travel around the heart very quickly, in a circular pattern, causing the heart to beat unusually fast. This is called re-entry tachycardia.

Washington DC hospitals

Wichita hospitalsAll the hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities in the city of Wichita.

Washington DC doctorA medical doctor who can practice medicine in the city of Washington, DC

Wichita doctorA medical doctor who can practice medicine in the city of Wichita.

Washington DC clinicA medical clinic in the city of Washington, DC

Wichita clinicA medical clinic in the city of Wichita.

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