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Descriptor English: Acute Radiation Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Radiación Aguda
Descriptor síndrome de radiación aguda
Scope note: Afección causada por una breve exposición de la totalidad del organismo a una dosis equivalente de radiación de más de un sievert. El síndrome de radiación aguda se caracteriza inicialmente por ANOREXIA, NÁUSEAS y VÓMITOS, pero puede progresar a disfunción hematológica, gastrointestinal, neurológica, pulmonar y de otros órganos importantes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome Aguda da Radiação
Descriptor French: Syndrome d'irradiation aigu
Entry term(s): Acute Radiation Syndromes
Radiation Syndrome, Acute
Radiation Syndromes, Acute
Tree number(s): C26.733.188
G01.750.748.500.188
N06.850.460.350.850.500.158
N06.850.810.300.360.158
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054508
Scope note: A condition caused by a brief whole body exposure to more than one sievert dose equivalent of radiation. Acute radiation syndrome is initially characterized by ANOREXIA; NAUSEA; VOMITING; but can progress to hematological, gastrointestinal, neurological, pulmonary, and other major organ dysfunction.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Radiation Injuries (1963-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52633
Unique ID: D054508
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Acute Radiation Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0505750
Scope note A condition caused by a brief whole body exposure to more than one sievert dose equivalent of radiation. Acute radiation syndrome is initially characterized by ANOREXIA; NAUSEA; VOMITING; but can progress to hematological, gastrointestinal, neurological, pulmonary, and other major organ dysfunction.
Preferred term Acute Radiation Syndrome
Entry term(s) Acute Radiation Syndromes
Radiation Syndrome, Acute
Radiation Syndromes, Acute



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