Category: R

Orthopedic implantation of a prosthetic knee joint, particularly useful in treating patients with severe disabling arthritis of the knee.  

Treatment of myopia or hyperopia by removing a portion of the cornea, freezing it in order to reshape it surgically to correct refractive error, and then replacing it after it has thawed.  

Jaundice resulting from the inability of liver cells to remove bile pigment from circulation.  

An airway control technique that uses powerful sedatives and paralytic drugs to quickly gain control of the airway, e.g., in life-threatening emergencies.  

An individual whose genetic sex may be either male or female and whose sexual characteristics are of both sexes.  

Inadequate oxygen intake or carbon dioxide removal associated with abnormal breathing and signs and symptoms of distress.  

A reduced capacity of the kidney to remove waste products from the blood. It is preferentially known as “chronic kidney disease.” It is defined as >30 mg of urinary albumin excretion per gram of urinary creatinine, or a glomerular filtration rate of < 60mL/min/1.73m2.  

At risk for inadvertent anatomical and physical changes as a result of posture or equipment used during an invasive/surgical procedure.  

A state in which the person has the potential for physical harm as a result of environmental hazards and/or impairments in his adaptive and defensive resources.  

An instillation (i.e., not an injection) into the rectum; an enema.