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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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innovator
Health care; Organ transplantation
In the improvement process, the person(s) who goes outside the organization to find new ideas. This person may not be well connected to others in the social system. (Rogers E. ...
lung allocation score (LAS)
Health care; Organ transplantation
In the OPTN lung allocation system, every lung transplant candidate age 12 and older receives a lung allocation score, which, combined with blood type, and the geographic distance ...
HLA mismatch (MM)
Health care; Organ transplantation
In transplantation, a mismatch indicates the donor has at least one HLA-A, HLA-B, or HLA-DR antigen that is not present in the recipient.
fungal disease
Health care; Organ transplantation
Infection that usualy occurs in patients during treatment with steroids or immunosuppressants. Examples of fungi include candidas, aspergillus and histoplasmosis, which tend to ...
pyelonephritis
Health care; Organ transplantation
Inflammation and/or infection of the kidney and the renal pelvis (part of the system that conveys urine from the kidney to the bladder).
pancreas
Health care; Organ transplantation
Irregularly shaped gland that lies behind the stomach and secretes pancreatic enzymes into the small intestines to aid in the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Islet ...
brain death
Health care; Organ transplantation
Irreversible cessation of cerebral and brain stem function; characterized by absence of electrical activity in the brain, blood flow to the brain, and brain function as determined ...
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