Health care

Health care

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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immunosuppressive

Health care; Organ transplantation

Relating to the weakening or reducing of your immune system's responses to foreign material; immunosuppressive drugs reduce your immune system's ability to reject a transplanted ...

allocation analysis

Health care; Organ transplantation

Review of the allocation of an organ to determine whether the allocation policies were followed. The analysis is performed by the OPTN contractor through the peer review process ...

allocation policies

Health care; Organ transplantation

Rules established by the OPTN to guide and regulate organ allocation and distribution in the United States.

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)

Health care; Organ transplantation

See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

encephalopathy

Health care; Organ transplantation

Serious brain function abnormalities experienced by some patients with advanced liver disease (and other diseases). Symptoms most commonly include confusion, disorientation, ...

Donate Life, Done Vida

Health care; Organ transplantation

Since 2000, Donate Life and its Spanish-translation Done Vida have been the primary slogans and service mark logos of Donate Life America, promoting donation as a forthright, ...