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Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA [1]) is any method of allowing a person in pain to administer their own pain relief. [2] The infusion is programmable by the prescriber. If it is programmed and functioning as intended, the machine is unlikely to deliver an overdose of medication. [ 3 ]
(Health Care) Power of Attorney: POC: postoperative care products of conception Plan of Care POCT Point-Of-Care testing [5] POD: postoperative days POEMS: POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, myeloma protein and skin changes) POLST: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment: poly: polymorphonuclear cells, that is ...
Patient-controlled analgesia; Plate count agar in microbiology; Polymerase cycling assembly, for large DNA oligonucleotides; Posterior cerebral artery; Posterior cortical atrophy, a form of dementia
Incidentally, the Tamil typewriter used for the project, with a keyboard developed by Yost of the American Mission, was the first to be ever used in an office in India. [4] When Chandler retired in 1922 at the age of 80, about 81,000 words had been compiled. Few more words were added soon, and in 1924 the Lexicon went to press.
The public health infrastructure in the state includes both government-run hospitals and health centers managed by the department of health. As of 2023 [update] , the state had 404 public hospitals, 1,776 public dispensaries, 11,030 health centers and 481 mobile units run by the government with a capacity of more than 94,700 beds. [ 7 ]
Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson's syndrome, is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease (AD). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral cortex , resulting in the progressive disruption of complex visual processing . [ 4 ]
Health activation is a condition where a health care consumer is equipped, educated, and motivated to be an effective manager of their own health and use of health care services. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The concepts are very similar, although person-centered care places the emphasis on the healthcare provider, whereas the term health activation is ...
Point of care (POC) documentation is the ability for clinicians to document clinical information while interacting with and delivering care to patients. [10] The increased adoption of electronic health records (EHR) in healthcare institutions and practices creates the need for electronic POC documentation through the use of various medical devices. [11]