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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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tissue typing
Health care; Organ transplantation
A blood test that helps evaluate how closely the tissues of the donor match those of the recipient.
crossmatch
Health care; Organ transplantation
A blood test to determine compatibility between donor and recipient. A positive crossmatch indicates incompatibility. If the crossmatch is "negative," then the transplant may ...
committee-sponsored alternative system
Health care; Organ transplantation
A Board-approved Alternative Allocation/Distribution System developed by one or more OPTN committees that seeks to address concerns particular to multiple local areas but not ...
alternative point assignment protocols
Health care; Organ transplantation
A Board-approved modification to the point system criteria defined in Policies 3.5 through 3.11, applicable to members participating in an approved AAD System. Members ...
variance
Health care; Organ transplantation
A Board-approved, time-limited experimental OPTN policy designed to test a hypothesis that the change will improve allocation by more effectively addressing fairness, utility, ...
bilirubin
Health care; Organ transplantation
A breakdown product of hemoglobin from blood cells, the results of which are used in the MELD and PELD calculations as a measure of the severity of liver disease.
cockcroft-gault formula
Health care; Organ transplantation
A calculation used as a measure of kidney function by estimating creatinine clearance. It is calculated from a patient's serum creatinine, age, weight, and gender. For males: ...
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