Short Wave Therapy:

Terms Related to Short Wave Therapy

• WPW Syndrome

  A form of pre-excitation characterized by a short PR interval and a long QRS interval with a delta wave.

• Hypopotassemia

  Abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood. It may result from potassium loss by renal secretion or by the gastrointestinal route, as by vomiting or ...

• Neoadjuvant Therapy

  Preliminary cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone/endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, hyperthermia, etc.) that precedes a necessary second modality of treatment.

• Pulse Drug Therapy

  Administration of high doses of pharmaceuticals over short periods of time.