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An allied health professional for whom the American Medical Association’s Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) has accredited education programs. A health care professional who prepares radioactive compounds for use in diagnostic imaging procedures; gives those compounds to patients (usually by injection); scans patients to determine how radiation is emitted from the body…

A term used in Medicare, apparently to mean a part of the hospital considered by Medicare to qualify for a different pay rate than another part. For transfer in or transfer out purposes. Medicare considers a nonexempt distinct part equivalent to another hospital. Not owned or operated by the federal government.  

Reproduction by any one of a number of techniques other than sexual intercourse (coitus).  

A group of drugs which relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and reduce fever. The group excludes aspirin, although NSAIDS are similar to aspirin. Included are such products as Tylenol, Advil, ibuprofen, and Aleve. The group also excludes steroids, a specific class of organic compounds, which includes certain vitamins, hormones, and others, including those performance-enhancing substances such…

One of several measures used to advise on the hazards of environmental exposure to toxic substances in the soil. The NEDEL is calculated by making studies of appropriate populations of humans exposed to the toxic agent in the soil, and determining whether the persons show significantly elevated levels of the toxic agent, symptoms of toxicity,…

A measure, derived from animal studies, of the level of contamination in a soil below which there is no hazard to the animals. In some instances the NARL has been extrapolated as applicable to humans..  

A person who is highly knowledgeable about and active on the Internet (“The Net”).  

The branch of pediatrics dealing with the new¬ born infant at and around the time of birth. One of the medical specialties for which residency programs have been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).  

Legal liability, based on negligence, which is established in a lawsuit by showing that a law (statute) was violated. Violation of a law, by itself, does not prove negligence. For example, driving without the current automobile registration required by state law will not make a driver liable for hitting a pedestrian, in the absence of…

A technology which replaces a needle in injecting substances into blood vessels. Such devices have been developed in an effort to reduce the incidence of needlesticks, a source of danger and infection to health care workers. A device for administering intravenous solutions that permits intravascular access without the necessity of handling a needle. These systems…