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attack /at·tack/ (ah-tak´) an episode or onset of illness.

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Adams-Stokes attack  an episode of syncope in Adams-Stokes syndrome.

drop attack  sudden loss of balance without loss of consciousness, usually seen in elderly women.

panic attack  an episode of acute intense anxiety, the essential feature of panic disorder.

transient ischemic attack  (TIA) a brief attack (an hour or less) of cerebral dysfunction of vascular origin, without lasting neurological effect.

vagal attack , vasovagal attack a transient vascular and neurogenic reaction marked by pallor, nausea, sweating, bradycardia, and rapid fall in arterial blood pressure, which may result in syncope.

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at·tack (-tk)

n.

An episode or onset of a disease, often sudden in nature.

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at·tack v.

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attack,

an episode in the course of an illness, usually characterized by acute and distressing symptoms.

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attack [ah-tak´]

an episode or onset of illness.

anxiety attack panic attack.

heart attack

1. popular term for myocardial infarction.

2. any of various types of acute episodes of ischemic heart disease.

panic attack an episode of acute intense anxiety, with symptoms such as pounding or racing heart, sweating, trembling or shaking, feelings of choking or smothering, chest pain, nausea, dizziness, feelings of unreality, and chills or hot flashes. It is the essential feature of panic disorder and other anxiety disorders as well as other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders.

transient ischemic attack see transient ischemic attack.

vagal attack (vasovagal attack) see vasovagal attack.

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attack

an episode or onset of illness.

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attack rate

the proportion of a population affected by the disease during a prescribed, usually short, period of time.

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attack

Vox populi An episode or event of abrupt onset. See Crack attack, Drop attack, Fatty food attack, Gallbladder, Panic attack, Sleep attack, Transient ischemic attack.

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Patient discussion about attack.

Q. My friend says she has asthma but has never had an asthma attack. How can it be?

A. not really the case. She was diagnosed by a doctor. It’s as though she has the symptoms but never has them as a real attack. I don’t know, that’s what she says…

Q. Why does the body attack itself in autoimmune diseases? And if it’s possible - How come it doesn’t happen most of the time?

A. Wow, good question…I got Lupus which is an autoimmune disease. And when I checked about it I discovered that apparently you are born with a perfect immune system. There are billions of white cells that can detect any foreign or self antigens. But then they are “educated” in the thymus and all those that recognize self die. But sometimes a cell that recognize similar self antigens stay, and no one knows why, they can just attack one day for no apparent reason. I hope I helped.

Q. what should I do to prevent heart attack?

A. The American Heart Association recommends that heart attack prevention begin by age 20. This means assessing your risk factors and working to keep them low. For those over 40, or those with multiple risk factors, it’s important to calculate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Many first-ever heart attacks or strokes are fatal or disabling, so prevention is critical. The sooner you begin comprehensive risk reduction, the longer and stronger your heart will beat. For the full article and a quiz to test your heart health: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035379
the abc's of preventing a heart attack:
http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035374 Hope this helps.