"Precipitating Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Factors associated with the definitive onset of a disease, illness, accident, behavioral response, or course of action. Usually one factor is more important or more obviously recognizable than others, if several are involved, and one may often be regarded as "necessary". Examples include exposure to specific disease; amount or level of an infectious organism, drug, or noxious agent, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D015985
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.200.650 N06.850.490.625.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Precipitating Factors- Precipitating Factors
- Factor, Precipitating
- Factors, Precipitating
- Precipitating Factor
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Precipitating Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Pharmacovigilance and reporting oversight in US FDA fast-track process: bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw. Lancet Oncol. 2008 Dec; 9(12):1166-72.
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Management of acute decompensated heart failure in patients with cancer. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2006 Dec; 10(6):731-6.
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Using the magnitude of PSA bounce after MRI-guided prostate brachytherapy to distinguish recurrence, benign precipitating factors, and idiopathic bounce. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Nov 01; 54(3):698-702.
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Occurrence, causes, and outcome of delirium in patients with advanced cancer: a prospective study. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Mar 27; 160(6):786-94.
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Congestive heart failure in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1991 Aug; 39(8):810-25.