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Catheter, Swan-Ganz
The insertion of a tiny tube (a catheter) into a peripheral or central vein to deliver fluids or medication. This is the most frequently used method for the administration of intravenous (IV) fluids and IV meds (medications). The most…
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- Hemodialysis Hemodialysis: A medical procedure that uses a special machine (a dialysis machine) to filter waste products…
- Pediatric cystitis Bladder infection in a child. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Cognitive dysfunction, chemotherapy-related See: Chemobrain
- Heart transplant Heart transplant: A surgical procedure in which a diseased heart is replaced with a healthy heart from a…
- Ear, low-set A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- Forensic anthropology The application of the science of physical anthropology to the legal process. Forensic anthropology includes…
- Junk DNA Noncoding regions of DNA that have no apparent function. The term 'junk DNA' is a disparaging one, expressing…
- Bubble boy disease Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
- Smoldering leukemia A condition in which the bone marrow does not function normally. It does not produce enough blood cells. This…
- Fluorouracil A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…