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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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hypertension
Health care; Organ transplantation
High blood pressure. Occurs when the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels is higher than normal because the blood vessels have either become less ...
routine referral
Health care; Organ transplantation
Hospitals are required on or before each death to call the OPO in order to determine suitability for organ, eye and tissue donation. The OPO, in consultation with the patient's ...
required request
Health care; Organ transplantation
Hospitals must tell the families of suitable donors that their loved one's organs and tissues can be used for transplant. This law is expected to increase the number of donated ...
warm ischemic time (WIT)
Health care; Organ transplantation
If the donor is a DCD donor, the warm ischemic time is the time from: * The time of Agonal Phase onset to the time when core cooling is initiated. OR * The calculated time using ...
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
Health care; Organ transplantation
In 1987, Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act that mandated the establishment of the OPTN and Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. The purpose of the OPTN is ...
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