Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In radiology, the percentage of individuals asked to return for follow-up imaging after an anomaly is found on an initial study, e.g., the number of women who are screened with mammography and who have to return for spot films, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging.  

A test for excessive blood clotting, used especially in cancer-related thrombosis. Also known as the modified recalcification test.  

The restoration of calcium salts to tissues from which they have been withdrawn.  

An in vivo method of assessing inflammation. A superficial abrasion is made in the skin and a glass coverslip applied to the area. Leukocytes accumulate at the site and adhere to the coverslip.  

The inhalation of gases that had been previously exhaled.  

The renewal of an act of legislation, e.g., one that authorizes certain forms of treatment or health care funding.  

A means of understanding people and their behaviors in the context of their life histories and their interpretations of the important events in their lives.  

Epistemological likelihood based on considerable evidence or the opinion of most experts that an event has resulted from a specific cause. The concept of reasonable certainty is a legal one; it implies a measure of proof acceptable to a jury in a court of law rather than a proof that might be acceptable to the…

In law, the degree of care that an ordinarily prudent or reasonable person would exercise under given circumstances.  

In health care finance, the prevailing reimbursement for health services or medical care in a specific region or state. The term is vague. It reflects the reality that in differing states, regions, or health care institutions, the economics of health care may vary, owing to regional attitudes about care, or differences in professional expertise or…