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Includes intervention-emergency treatment and medical approaches based on the metabolism alcohol and its pharmacological effects on the body. The intervention-emergency treatment consists of detoxification and the use of anticonvulsive drugs and sedatives to reduce mortality and morbidity rates form severe intoxication and past intoxication complications. These are associated with the withdrawal syndrome. In addition, complications…

The practice of medical laboratory procedures.  

A medical doctor who receives additional training and experience in a specific area of medical practice (Table M-l). A physician who has received additional training in a particular branch of medicine and has passed a test that certifies him or her to practice in that specialty.  

A person who provides health services and who possesses a medical degree, e.g., MD and DO. A person qualified in medicine, a doctor or surgeon.  

Criteria of health status in terms of reactions to medical examinations, screenings, and results from laboratory tests.  

In psychology, a means of explaining abnormal behavior in ways similar to those used in the study of physical diseases, in which the symptoms of the disorder are treated and/or their causes sought.  

An account of a person’s past medical conditions, problems, treatments, and outcomes. The details of a person’s medical condition and treatment over a period of time. A systematic record of past events as they relate to a person and his or her medical background. A carefully taken medical, surgical, and occupational history will enable diagnosis…

Health care coverage that may or may not be associated with hospital or surgical coverage. Benefits may include physician’s fees, diagnostic procedures, etc.  

Death as defined by the absence of spontaneous voluntary movement, brain controlled reflexes, and electrical energy in the brain.  

The medical professions as a group or collectively.