"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,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Precipitating Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Brain-Based Biotypes of Psychiatric Vulnerability in the Acute Aftermath of Trauma. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 11; 178(11):1037-1049.
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Influence of prior illness on exertional heat stroke presentation and outcome. PLoS One. 2019; 14(8):e0221329.
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Electrical Triggers of Adverse Events During the Baseball World Series. Am J Cardiol. 2018 11 15; 122(10):1805-1806.
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Precipitating Clinical Factors, Heart Failure Characterization, and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure With Reduced, Borderline, and Preserved Ejection Fraction. JACC Heart Fail. 2016 06; 4(6):464-72.
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Risk stratification of hospitalized patients on the wards. Chest. 2013 Jun; 143(6):1758-1765.