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The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) or ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the blood pressure at the ankle to the blood pressure in the upper arm (brachium). Compared to the arm, lower blood pressure in the leg suggests blocked arteries due to peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Among the many areas of practice represented in the CARF standards are aging services; behavioral health, which replaces institutional behavior management; psychosocial rehabilitation; child and youth services (with younger and established family services and support); durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS ...
[citation needed] Similar non-hospital treatment facilities for non-operative vein treatment have existed for some years and are now widespread in many countries. NHS England conducted a review of all 70 vascular surgery sites across England in 2018 as part of its Getting It Right First Time programme. The review specified that vascular hubs ...
ATF Authorised Treatment Facility (e.g. for the treatment of end-of-life vehicles (see ELV) and waste electrical and electronic equipment (see WEEE)) ATT Advanced Thermal Treatment; AV Abandoned Vehicle/s; AVAC Automated Vacuum Collection; AWC Alternate Weekly Collections; AWCS Automated Waste Collection System
Doxorubicin (adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (first-line treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma) ABX: antibiotics: a.c. AC: before a meal (from Latin ante cibum) AC: abdominal circumference assisted controlled ventilation acromioclavicular joint antecubital fossa: ACA: acinic cell carcinoma Affordable Care Act. anterior cerebral ...
ATS - Aerobic treatment system; AusAID - Australian Agency for International Development; AWF - African Water Facility, an initiative of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), hosted and administered by African Development Bank (AfDB)
Intraosseous infusion (IO) is the process of injecting medication, fluids, or blood products directly into the bone marrow; [1] this provides a non-collapsible entry point into the systemic venous system. [2] The intraosseous infusion technique is used to provide fluids and medication when intravenous access is not available or not feasible.
transposition of the great vessels: T&H: type and hold (stay ready for blood transfusion) THR: total hip replacement: TI: terminal ileum: TIA: transient ischemic attack: TIBC: total iron-binding capacity: Tib-Fib: tibia and fibula: TID: three times a day (from Latin ter in die) TIN: tubulointerstitial nephritis: TIPS: transjugular intrahepatic ...