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1Patient-controlled analgesia — Intervention A patient controlled analgesia infusion pump, configured for epidural administration of fentanyl and bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia …
2patient — Noun: One being cared for as sick, disabled, or diseased, by physician or nurse. One receiving dental care or undergoing dental work. A person may be a patient without his consent, when the facts tend to show that through bodily suffering his… …
3Orphan patient — In health care, an orphan patient is a patient who has been lost within the system or has no primary provider overseeing their care. Usually, the primary provider is a general practitioner who takes care of some of the basic health needs and then …
4Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
5Distress In cancer caregiving — An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient’s life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer related care [1]. Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but …
6mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
7endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
8Grey's Anatomy (season 4) — infobox tvseason season name = Grey s Anatomy Season 4 caption = Promotional poster for the fourth season. dvd release date = September 9, 2008 dvd format = country = USA network = ABC first aired = September 27, 2007 last aired = May 22, 2008… …
9drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …
10Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …
