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In the media, hospital terms that describe a patient’s condition -- like critical, fair, serious, stable -- are vague by design. They give you just a general sense of how someone is doing, which ...
The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3:1:1) in black ...
Terms. There are a number of synonyms for postal code; some are country-specific: CAP: The standard term in Italy; CAP is an acronym for codice di avviamento postale ('postal expedition code'). CEP: The standard term in Brazil; CEP is an acronym for código de endereçamento postal ('postal addressing code'). Eircode: The standard term in Ireland.
The prescription symbol, ℞, as printed on the blister pack of a prescription drug. A prescription, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from a physician or other registered healthcare professional to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient.
coronary artery graft surgery. cAMP. cyclic adenosine monophosphate. CAH. chronic active hepatitis. congenital adrenal hyperplasia. CAKUT. congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract, see bladder outlet obstruction. CALLA.
In medicine, triage (/ ˈ t r iː ɑː ʒ /, / t r i ˈ ɑː ʒ /) is a process by which care providers such as medical professionals and those with first aid knowledge determine the order of priority for providing treatment to injured individuals and/or inform the rationing of limited supplies so that they go to those who can most benefit from it.
The Critical Access Hospital program is a United States federal program established in 1997 as part of the Balanced Budget Act. The program aims to offer small hospitals in rural areas to serve residents that would otherwise be a long distance from emergency care. As of January 2018, there are 1,343 certified Critical Access Hospitals in 45 states.
Hospital socks, also known as psych ward socks or grippy socks, are socks given to patients at hospitals, psychiatric facilities, and nursing homes. The socks have non-skid features to prevent patients from slipping and falling. [1] Patients can sometimes arrive at hospital by ambulance without footwear, and are typically provided with socks ...