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infectious disease, tropical medicine: hydatid disease: intradermal injection of hydatid fluid causing wheal Celsus signs of inflammation: Aulus Cornelius Celsus: various: inflammation: 1. Rubor (redness) 2. Tumor (swelling)3. Calor (heat) 4. Dolor (pain) Chaddock reflex: Charles Gilbert Chaddock: neurology: pyramidal lesions, corticospinal ...
Point-of-care testing (POCT), also called near-patient testing or bedside testing, is defined as medical diagnostic testing at or near the point of care—that is, ...
William Charles Dement (July 29, 1928 – June 17, 2020) was an American sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center at Stanford University.He was a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
The type of torticollis can be described depending on the positions of the head and neck. [1] [3] [4] laterocollis: the head is tipped toward the shoulder; rotational torticollis: the head rotates along the longitudinal axis towards the shoulder [5] anterocollis: forward flexion of the head and neck [6] and brings the chin towards the chest [5]
Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusion) or abdominal organs (hemoperitoneum) after trauma.
There’s one deluxe option and a handful of useful bats on this year’s free agent first baseman market. So for many Major League Baseball teams, significantly upgrading the position might only ...
Fentanyl has made headlines for driving overdose deaths, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of the rise of an even deadlier drug.. Last year, nearly 70% of all U.S ...
At Stanford University he continues to explore the importance of patient-centered bedside medicine and the physical exam, both in techniques and in the importance of the ritual of the physician's presence at the bedside. [38] [3] "The Stanford 25", is an initiative developed to showcase and teach 25 fundamental physical exam skills and their ...