The arrest of fibrillation of the cardiac muscle with restoration of the normal rhythm

An insufficient quantity of something whether substance or activity that is typically available of normal quality

The act of swallowing

Dehydration is a medical condition in which the amount of water in the body is insufficient for normal bodily functions. Conditions and diseases that can lead to dehydration include diarrhea, vomiting, hyperthermia, cholera and yellow fever. Symptoms of dehydration include loss of appetite, dryness of skin, fatigue, increase in heart rate, low blood pressure, and dizziness. Treatment includes restoring the amount of water and electrolytes that have been lost.

The drawing of blood or the body fluids to one part to relieve congestion in another; or the source or process of an evolution

Detoxification or detox is a process deployed to cleanse the body of toxic substances. Detoxification is performed in conventional as well as various alternative medical systems. The procedures vary with the underlying philosophies that guide the various medical systems as well as the objective of detoxification which could be removal of metabolic toxins, removing drugs from the system, alcohol detox, etc. Detox techniques in alternative medicine include herbal and electromagnetic therapies, dieting, body cleansing, oil pulling, etc. Dialysis and chelation therapy are two detox techniques used in conventional medicine.

It is a syndrome that can be characterized by irregular metabolism and high levels of blood sugar, called hyperglycaemia. The increase in blood sugar levels is caused by reduced levels of insulin or a resistance to insulin. Symptoms of diabetes mellitus include increased desire for fluid intake, fuzzy vision and polyuria.

The diabetic exchange diet is a system of food exchanges devised by the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. The objective of this diet is to substitute certain food items in your diet with those that will help you in controlling the amount of sugar and cholesterol in your blood. A benefit of this diet is that it is constructed so as to enable you to continue treating your taste buds to good food.

A form of filtration to separate crystalloid from colloid substances (or smaller molecules from larger ones) in a solution by interposing a semipermeable membrane between the solution and the water

The musculomembranous partition between the abdominal and thoracic cavities responsible in part for breathing