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decompensation Definition

de·com·pen·sa·tion (dē käm′pən sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. failure of the heart muscle to compensate for a valvular or myocardial defect; heart failure
  2. Psychiatry failure of defense mechanisms to prevent a mental disorder
decompensation Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • hepatic: Liver function In patients who develop evidence of hepatic decompensation during treatment, Pegasys should be discontinued.
  • cardiac: Cardiac function should be continually monitored during the procedure in patients found to have hypertension or cardiac decompensation.
  • intracranial: It has been well established that narcotics given to conscious patients with some degree of intracranial decompensation will cause a rise in intracranial pressure.
  • corneal: ICCE surgery has more complications related to vitreous disturbance ( i.e. , cystoid macular edema, retinal detachment and corneal decompensation ) than ECCE.
  • acute: Later, it may occur because of an acute decompensation of chronic heart failure.

Noun used with modifier

  • liver: Surgery in patients with liver dysfunction The Child-Pugh classification is a useful method of staging the progress of liver decompensation.