Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
-
Reanimate
To reactivate, restore to life, revive, or resuscitate.
-
Surgical reanastomosis
The rejoining of structures, especially vessels or tubes, that had been previously ligated.
-
Real-time
To technologies that report or record events and processes as they happen; said, e.g., of imaging procedures that take moving pictures rather than static images of body structures. A form of ultrasound examination that captures a series of images in real-time, enabling the observation of movement during the scanning process itself, eliminating the need to…
-
Reality orientation
An intervention to orient people with early dementia or delirium. It involves repetition of verbal and nonverbal information. The environment remains constant, and the person is reminded about names, dates, weather, and other pertinent information.
-
Rapid plasma reagin
A type of immunoglobulin E (IgE) present in the serum of atopic individuals that mediates hypersensitivity reactions. A nonspecific serological test for syphilis. The RPR titer is elevated in most patients with syphilis (and falsely elevated in some patients with other diseases). The titer decreases or returns to normal after successful eradication of the disease.…
-
Reading machine for the blind
An electronic device that converts printed matter into speech. Several machines for home use are available. Information may be obtained from the Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging at (800) 334-5497 or the American Foundation for the Blind at (800) 232-5463.
-
Pulse reading
The assessment of the characteristics of the radial pulse as an aid in the diagnosis of disease, a technique used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, among other healing traditions.
-
Read back
A method of preventing errors in which information relayed to one person is repeated and verified in a slightly different form as a means of confirming its accuracy. For example, a respiratory therapist is asked to administer an aerosol to a patient named “Dabs.” Before giving the medication, he repeats the name of the patient…
-
Cross reactivity
The ability of an antibody to bind with more than one antigen or of an antigen to bind with more than one antibody.
-
Reaction of degeneration
A change in muscle reactivity to electricity, seen in lower motor neuron paralysis.
Got any book recommendations?