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c.m. cras mane: tomorrow morning c.m.s. cras mane sumendus: to be taken tomorrow morning c̄, c. cum: with (usually written with a bar on top of the c) cib. cibus: food c.c. cum cibo: with food [or] cubic centimetre: mistaken for U, meaning units; also has an ambiguous meaning; use "mL" or "millilitres" (1 cm 3 = 1 mL) cf. confer compare c.n ...
immunoglobulin E: IGF: insulin-like growth factor IgG: immunoglobulin G: IgG4-RD: IgG4-related disease: IgG4-RKD: IgG4-related kidney disease IgG4-ROD: IgG4-related ophthalmic disease: IgG4-TIN: IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis IgM: immunoglobulin M: IGT: impaired glucose tolerance: IHC: immunohistochemistry: IHD: ischaemic heart ...
ECT is used, where possible, with informed consent [33] in treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, bipolar depression, treatment-resistant catatonia, prolonged or severe mania, and in conditions where "there is a need for rapid, definitive response because of the severity of a psychiatric or medical condition (e.g., when illness is ...
As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr-+ -o-+ -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o-is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr-+ -itis = arthritis, instead of arthr-o-itis). Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek ...
Cardiothoracic surgery – (also known as thoracic surgery) is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax (the chest)—generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease). Cardiovascular disease – (CVD), is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. [100]
Oversight of the TCCC guidelines is provided by the CoTCCC, which continually update them. Current guidelines are available online through the Deployed Medicine site, or through the Joint Trauma System site. They are also reproduced by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians websites, the Journal of Special Operations Medicine ...
A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC or PICC line), also called a percutaneous indwelling central catheter or longline, [1] is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time (e.g., for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy, or total parenteral nutrition) or for administration of substances that should not be done peripherally (e.g ...
Treatment effect An effect attributed to a treatment in a clinical trial. In most clinical trials the treatment effect of interest is a comparison (or contrast) of two or more treatments. (ICH E9) Treatment emergent An event that emerges during treatment having been absent pre-treatment, or worsens relative to the pre-treatment state. (ICH E9)