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Oxazepam
Oxazepam Definition Oxazepam is a member of a family of tranquilizers known as benzodiazepines. It is sold in the United States under the brand name Serax and in Canada under the brand name Ox-Pam. Generic forms of oxazepam are also available. Purpose Oxazepam is... Read more |
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Limb salvage
Limb salvage Definition Limb salvage surgery is a type of surgery primarily performed to remove bone and soft-tissue cancers occurring in limbs in order to avoid amputation . Purpose Limb salvage surgery is performed to remove cancer and avoid amputation, while preserving the patient's appearance... Read more |
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Parkinsonism
PARKINSONISM Parkinsonism is a term that describes a group of disorders in which patients present with varying combinations of tremor, muscle rigidity, slowed movements (bradykinesia), and postural disturbances, including falls. In addition to these signs (not all of which need to be present),... Read more |
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Calcitonin
Calcitonin Definition Calcitonin is a hormone involved in regulating calcium metabolism. The hormone calcitonin is produced by the thyroid gland. A synthetic human product is available. Purpose Calcitonin is often ordered for cancer patients experiencing bone paindue to... Read more |
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l-dopa
l-dopa , drug used to alleviate some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease , particularly trembling, rigidity, and slow movements; the drug is also called levodopa. Parkinson's disease results when the concentration of dopamine in the brain is depleted (see catecholamine ). Medical administration... Read more |
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Progressive supranuclear palsy
Progressive supranuclear palsy Definition Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare degenerative disorder that causes serious and permanent deficits in movement and cognitive function. Description Progressive supranuclear palsy is also known as Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome,... Read more |
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Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Patient-controlled analgesia Definition Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a means for the patient to self-administer analgesics(pain medications) intravenously by using a computerized pump, which introduces specific doses into an intravenous line. Purpose The... Read more |
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Patients Rights
PATIENTS' RIGHTS The legal interests of persons who submit to medical treatment. For many years, common medical practice meant that physicians made decisions for their patients. This paternalistic view has gradually been supplanted by one promoting patient autonomy, whereby patients and doctors... Read more |
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography Definition Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC) is an x-ray test used to identify obstructions either in the liver or bile ducts that slow or stop the flow of bile from the liver to the digestive system. Purpose Because... Read more |
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Sex therapy
Sex Therapy Definition Sex therapy is the treatment of sexual dysfunction. Purpose Sex therapy utilizes various techniques in order to relieve sexual dysfunction commonly caused by premature ejaculation or sexual anxiety and to improve the sexual health of the patient. Precautions Sexual... Read more |
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heart block
...as being ‘so very slow, that before the subsequent...Stokes both reported patients with persistent pulse...30. The exceptionally slow heart rates in these...from time to time even slower, causing them to pass out in a manner which...regular signals at a ... |
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shock
...for example, lying down or sitting with the...anxious crowd looking down at them.Fainting may...excessively, then the patient may faint. Fighter...faint it is initially slow). The blood vessels to...activity can make the patient's skin feel ... |
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heart failure
...A typical heart failure patient will have become accustomed...writing, about half of the patients affected die within five...development of new drugs to slow down, halt, and ultimately reverse...prospects for the heart failure patient in the ... |
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hypothyroidism
...follicular architecture of the gland breaks down. At the same time, the overall mass...of thyroid hormones. Typically, the patient feels cold, lethargic, and depressed...maybe a goitre. The pulse tends to be slow, cardiac output is reduced, and in women...thyroids to his ... |
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haemorrhage
...the rate of the blood loss. Slow haemorrhages may not actually cause...hairs standing on end). The patient is in shock and is pale, sweating...solutions may be used.Moderate or slow haemorrhages are compensated...resistance vessels) cuts down the flow of ... |
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osteoporosis
...turnover. Most processes in the body slow down as we grow older but bone turnover...therapy (HRT), act by slowing down resorption and therefore slowing the...while floating in space and so do patients who are confined to bed for long... |
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near-drowning
...arteries to supply, the heart rate can slow right down, and drops to around 10 beats per...that their bodies had been cooled down a little first — the theory being...subject took place in 1954. The patient was a child with a hole in the heart... |
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discharge
...must leave, in particular: ∎ send (a patient) out of the hospital because they are...the swelling will eventually break down and discharge pus | [intr.] the eyes...of electricity from a charged object: slow discharge of a condenser is fundamental... |
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hold
...pricessynonyms: keep low, keep down, keep at a low level. 3. hold down a jobsynonyms: hold, be...not be defeated. 2. the patient is holding his ownsynonyms...impede, obstruct, retard, slow, slow down, set back, stop, bring... |
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Hard-up NHS trusts urge doctors' go-slow; Patients must be kept waiting...
...doctors to 'go slow' in an effort to...empty. Last night, patient groups and Opposition...priorities and damaging patient care. Many health...Labour, treating patients more quickly than...affect urgent cases. Patients would wait no ... |
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Bush wants to slow down patients' rights legislation
...Tuesday he wants new patient protections but...House worked to slow momentum in Congress...year of debate on patients' rights, announcing...slow the measure down - both because Bush...he wants to let patients take their ... |
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Containing costs in the ED: tired of high costs associated with slow patient...
...all too common--patient and staff frustration...as the effects of slow patient throughput can be quite costly. Patients annoyed with long...difficult. Also, patient safety may be compromised...hours per month, down from ... |
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Elite cyclists show diabetes needn't slow patients down
...a lot of attention. One of the nice things about this group of cyclists is that it shows that it doesn't need to slow you down from what you want to do." Though Denise is still figuring out the correct balance of insulin and food for her body... |
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It's official: economy affecting sleep centers: sleep center expansion is...
...were up 7% in the LTM (down from 11% in the Q3 2008...up 10% in the NTM (down from 13% in the Q3 2008...VOLUME STILL GROWING, BUT SLOWER On average, respondents...current survey were both down from prior surveys...a negative impact on ... |
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A Slow, Patient Pace
...kind of pacemaker that helps patients with epilepsy. Back then...Administration to sell its device to patients who suffer from severe, drug...for depression. (In some patients, depression had gotten worse...executive Skip Cummins turned down our request for ... |
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TOO-CHILLY OPERATING ROOMS CAN SLOW PATIENT'S RECOVERY.(LIVING)
...of the surgeons raises the patient's risk of infection dramatically...bright lights. As a result, patients often cool down during surgery to around 94...would happen if they kept patients around a normal 98 degrees...benefits were substantial. ... |
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Weld is urged to slow transfer of patients
...the brakes on a patient transfer that may...of mentally ill patients in a private hospital...is important to slow down the process...facilities for the patients. Northampton State...million a year on patients that ... |
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Heart surgeries can't slow down patient with a passion for living: Robert...
...that most important risk factors facing a patient about to have a second heart surgery are...smoking. It's also critical that heart patients not be defeated by the prospect of multiple...the other 'normal' risk factors the patient brings to the table." He and other heart... |
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DRUG MAY SLOW KIDNEY DISEAES IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY
...study, many of those patients may find hope in a medication...researchers believe can slow the course of kidney disease...modest success in slowing down progressive kidney disease...those drugs can modestly slow the progression of diabetic...shows that ... |
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