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Power of attorney, durable
This is a type of advance medical directive in which legal documents provide the power of attorney to another person in the case of an incapacitating medical condition. The durable power of attorney allows another person to make bank…
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Show more- Eyes, flashing lights in the There are a number of causes of spontaneous flashing light sensations in the eye. A sensation of flashing…
- Phen-Fen The once-popular diet-drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine that, amidst much media attention, was…
- BMRs (biological response modifiers) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Cranial nerve, eleventh The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Cirrhosis and gray matter degeneration Bral gray matter, Alpers: A progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by spasticity…
- First stage of labor The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). The first stage of labor is also called…
- Seizure, tonic-clonic See: Tonic-clonic seizure
- Cataract surgery Cataract surgery: Removal of the clouded lens (the cataract) in its entirety by surgery, usually followed by…
- Anesthetic, local An anesthetic that causes loss of feeling in a small part of the body
- Occlusion The act of occluding. See: Occlude
- Study, electrophysiologic See: Framingham Study.
- Biliary Having to do with the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. The biliary system itself consists of the gallbladder…