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A catheter inserted through the neck, used to monitor central venous pressure in conditions such as shock where fluid balance is severely upset. A venous access device inserted into and kept in the vena cava, innominate, or subclavian veins. It is used to infuse fluids and medicines, or for gaining access to the heart to…

A thin tube in the centre of the spinal cord containing cerebrospinal fluid.  

A unit of measurement of length equal to one hundredth of a metre.  

A unit of measurement of liquid equal to one hundredth of a litre.  

A chart showing the number of babies who fall into each percentage category, as regards, e.g., birth weight.  

A systematic count or survey. The number of patients in a hospital at a given time. A calculation of the number of inpatients receiving care each day. The daily hospital census in many facilities is computed by actual count of the number of patients occupying beds during the night shift. Newborn babies in obstetric wards…

A UK research project investigating the cause of infant deaths and stillbirths.  

Temperature as measured on the Celsius scale.  

A metric scale of temperature of which 0º is the point at which water freezers and 100º is the point at which water boils under average atmospheric conditions. To a temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 0° and the boiling point is 100°, as compared with 32° and 212°, respectively on…

A form of connective tissue with large spaces.