For example, cardiac<unk>  may refer to the failure of the heart to maintain adequate blood circulation, after long-standing (previously compensated) vascular disease (see heart failure). Short-term treatment of cardiac<unk>  can be achieved through administration of dobutamine, resulting in an increase in heart contractility via an inotropic effect. Kidney failure can also occur following a slow degradation of kidney function due to an underlying untreated illness; the symptoms of the latter can then become much more severe due to the lack of efficient compensation by the kidney.
Decompensation
Disinhibition
Derealization
Sensory substitution
Withdrawal reflex
Spasticity
Depurination
Body substance isolation