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AdvaMed, or the Advanced Medical Technology Association, is an American medical device trade association, based in Washington, D.C. It is the largest medical device association in the world [1] with U.S. and international members who are medical technology companies (medical devices, diagnostic products, and health information systems) that collectively represents 80% of U.S. medical ...
In 2004, Advanced Medical Optics bought Pfizer’s surgical ophthalmology business for $450 million in cash. [6] AMO acquired VisX Inc. in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $1.27 billion, in November 2004. The combined company retained the Advanced Medical Optics name and AMO's Santa Ana, Calif., headquarters.
ACP - Advanced Clinical Practitioner (United Kingdom) ACP-F - Advanced Care Paramedic - Flight (Canada) AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician [1] AEMT-I- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate; AEMT-CC - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care; AMLS - Advanced Medical Life Support
Advanced cardiac life support, advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) refers to a set of clinical guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the urgent and emergent treatment of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions that will cause or have caused cardiac arrest, using advanced medical procedures, medications, and techniques.
An advanced life support paramedic unit of Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue used for EMS in Palm Beach County, Florida.. Advanced Life Support (ALS) is a set of life saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation (breathing).
The biweekly trade journal Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals started in 1991. During its time in circulation, it served an audience of bench technologists, chief technologists, cytotechnologists, generalists, histotechnologists, laboratory directors/managers, laboratory section heads, medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, blood specialists, educators and ...
An advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) is a provider of emergency medical services in the United States.A transition to this level of training from the emergency medical technician-intermediate, which have somewhat less training, [1] began in 2013 and has been implemented by most states [citation needed].
advanced life support: ALT: alanine transaminase: altern. d. every other day (from Latin alterno die) AMA: advanced maternal age (often defined as 35 years or greater) against medical advice antimitochondrial antibody American Medical Association: Amb: ambulate: AMC: arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: AMI: acute mesenteric ischemia acute ...