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A glycopeptide antibiotic which acts against aerobic and anaerobic gram-positive bacteria. Like the similar drug, vancomycin, it is given for the prevention and treatment of endocarditis and other serious infections caused by gram-positive cocci, including staphylococcus, which have developed resistance to other antibiotics. Its long duration of action means that it need be given only…

A group of cytotoxic drugs administered intravenously for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer and secondary spread of breast cancer. Given under specialist supervision in hospital, taxanes are not effective for all patients, but results are encouraging when they do respond. Side-effects include hypersensitivity, myelosuppression, cardiac arrhythmia, and peripheral neuropathy. Examples of the taxanes are…

A heavy metal that is used in surgery because it is easy to mould and does not corrode. It is particularly suitable for repairing defects in the skull bones.  

An analogue of vitamin D, applied to the skin for treatment of plaque psoriasis.  

The time between discharge of the patient and the completion of that patient’s medical record. The time it takes to process an order and carry it out (e.g., the time it takes to order and receive laboratory test results), time diary Time inventory.  

A term used by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) in its annual Medical Subject Fleadings (MeSH) publication. Each document in the biomedical literature in the library has been classified to all the subjects to which it pertains according to a hierarchical list of subjects reviewed and revised annually by NLM. The list…

A method for giving a numeric value (ranging from -25 to -1-15) to the response of an individual’s heart to exercise, based on the individual’s performance on a treadmill exercise test, taking into account the duration of exercise, the electrocardiogram taken during the exercise, and the degree of angina (chest pain) which develops. An interesting…

A multidisciplinary system to respond to the needs of severely injured patients from the time of injury through the provision of definitive care. Such systems call not only on the health care system, but also on public safety, communication, and other community resources. Several studies have published criteria for a trauma system, based on the…

The movement of a chromosome segment within the same chromosome.  

Transplantation of the cells from which the body develops blood cells. Such transplantation is being used for an increasing number of diseases, including certain cancers, anemias, immune deficiency, and genetic and metabolic disorders. The transplantation may be from the patient’s own body, autotransplantation, or from another person, allotransplantation. Sources of the transplant at this time…