Category: T

Secondary component of Cl. tetani exotoxin, possessing the ability to lyse red cells. A toxin produced by tetanus bacilli in an infected wound, causing the local destruction of tissues. A hemolytic component of the toxin produced by Clostridium tetani, causative organism of tetanus. It does not cause the clinical signs and symptoms of this disease.…

Media for the selective cultivation of bacteria of the Corynebacterium species, others being inhibited by the inclusion of potassium tellurite, usually at a strength of 0.035 -0.04 per cent. In McCleod’s medium a heated rabbit-blood agar is employed; in Hoyle’s medium the agar includes laked blood; Monckton’s Enrichment Medium is a digest broth including the…

Requiring a buyer to purchase a second product or service in order to get the first product. Tying arrangements may violate the federal antitrust laws.  

A member of the governing body when that body is called a board of trustees. When the governing body is called the board of directors, then each member is called a “director.”  

A sandpiper, from the Greek “tryngas.” In the genus Tringa Linnaeus there are three birds: the greater yellowlegs, the lesser yellowlegs, and the solitary sandpiper. There are, however, 17 other sandpipers which are not in this genus.  

A term covering care which is not acute care and not long-term care. “Transitional care” includes care in postacute convalescence, rehabilitation, and psychiatric care, whether given within acute or long-term care facilities, or in separate programs or facilities. Health care services provided to patients after hospitalization in an acute care facility, before they are ready…

A change in the way in which individuals who are “harmed” by the health care system may be compensated. In the U.S., patients injured through malpractice or otherwise generally file a lawsuit seeking damages; such suits themselves cost a great deal, take up a lot of time and resources, and may result in enormous sums…

A service of the American Hospital Association (AHA) for its members.  

An organization which administers health care benefits (and other employee benefits), primarily for corporations which are self-insured. The third party administrator’s services include claims review and claims processing, primarily of medical claims but also dental, disability, workers’ compensation, life insurance, and pension claims.  

Care for a patient in the terminal stages of her illness; care for a dying patient. Care for a person with a limited time left to live. In terminal care, the emphasis shifts from finding a cure to maximizing the quality of the person’s remaining life. Medical treatment consists primarily of relieving symptoms and pain.…