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diminished
vermindert
distended
swollen, stretched, expanded, enlarged, inflated, bloated, puffy, dilated,
consciousness
awareness, state of mind,waking, recognition, understanding
BUN Level
blood urea nitrogen

7-21 mg/dl

> 21: Azotemia (an excess of nitrogen-containing compounds in the blood)
*poor kidney function
*dehydration
*shock
*acute or chronic kidney disease

<7 mg/dl:
*liver problems
*malnutrition (not enough protein)
*excessive alcohol
*overhydration
Ascites
abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in abdominal cavity.
paraesthesia
paresthesia
any abnormal sensation

as itching, tickling feeling, burning
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
aldosterone
steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex (glands) that regulates the salt and water balance of the body
Hyperglycemia
erhoehte Blutzuckerwerte

abnomally high concentration of glucose in blood
Lithium (Lithobid)
drug used ot treat manic depression