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Positive pressure ventilation
The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere. The device is basically designed for administering artificial respiration…
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- Shoulder dystocia Halt to spontaneous delivery because the baby's shoulder is wedged behind the mother's pubis, due usually to…
- Disease, Quincke's This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin…
- H. erectus See: Homo erectus
- Usher syndrome Usher syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder called retinitis…
- Eyes, spots in front of the Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- AVM An AVM (arteriovenous malformation) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Oligohydramnios Scant amniotic fluid: less than usual.
- Radiology, interventional The use of image guidance methods to gain access to the deepest interior of most organs and organ systems…
- Tick typhus, Queensland See: Queensland tick typhus
- Longitudinal The word come from the Latin longitudo meaning length. Hence, longitudinal means along the length, running…
- Cystatin C A serum protein that is filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and that serves as a measure of kidney…