A person in a health care institution who carries out quality assurance (QA) activities. The term "QAP" has not been...

A person given certain duties with respect to quality assurance (QA) activities. The duties may, for example, include data gathering,...

A term being used in some hospitals to indicate that quality management and the conservation of resources are seen as...

Having met certain requirements; usually refers to a health professional. In its Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH), the Joint...

The symptoms of overdosage or too prolonged treatment with quinine.  

A synthetic female sex hormone used to inhibit lactation in mothers not breast feeding. It is administered by mouth; side-effects...

A synthetic female sex hormone administered by mouth to treat inflammation of the vagina, particularly after the menopause. Side-effects do...

Absence or loss of one quarter of the visual field (i.e. upper nasal (inner), upper temporal (outer), lower nasal (inner),...

A drug used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. Quinapril (Accupril, Accuretic) is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)...

Weakness, slight paralysis, or motor and sensory malfunction that involves both the upper and lower extremities.