9 Terms
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systemic therapy
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Treatment that reaches cells throughout the body by traveling through the bloodstream.
extubate
Health care; Hospitals
To remove a tube from a hollow organ or passageway, often from the airway. The opposite of extubate is intubate (to put in a breathing tube).
radiation therapy
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Treatment using high-energy radiation. The use of high-energy rays damages cancer cells, stopping them from growing and dividing. Like surgery, radiation therapy is a local treatment that affects ...
fas or fetal alcohol syndrome
Health care; Hospitals
The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy. FAS involves mental retardation, brain damage, impaired growth, and head and ...
phototherapy
Health care; Hospitals
Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be "put under the lights" to decrease bilirubin in the blood.
fasting blood sugar
Health care; Hospitals
A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after a period of time without eating or drinking anything. It is usually performed early in the morning prior to ...
