healthy full-term baby at birth weighs 7.5 lb (3.4 kg), and the placenta and fluid together weigh another 3.5 lb. The remaining weight that a woman gains during pregnancy is mostly due to water retention and fat stores. Her breasts, for instance, gain about 2 lb. in weight, and she ...
termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable. In the medical sense, this term and the termmiscarriageboth refer to the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of survival outside the uterus. The termabortionis more commonly used as a synonym forinduced abortion,the deliberate...
Once the full course of treatment has been undertaken, it is important to have regular follow-up care to monitor for any long-term side effects as well as for future relapse or metastases. Alternative treatment The term alternative therapy refers to therapy utilized instead of conventional treatmen...
the front of the chest, especially the modified cutaneous, glandular structure it bears, the mamma. In women the breasts are secondary sex organs with the function of producing milk after childbirth. The term breast is less commonly used to refer to the breasts of the human male, which neithe...
Traditionally, long hours and frequent practice sessions are common training programs among young and elite swimmers. This places swimmers at high risk for developing overuse injuries, nutrition deficits, and OT. Medical, coaching, and administrative staff, as well as athletes and parents, should be...
70 Cares for self; unable to do normal activity or active work 60 Requires occasional assistance, but is able to care for most needs 50 Requires considerable assistance and frequent medical care 40 Disabled, requires special care and assistance 30 Severely disabled, hospitalization indicated; death ...
chlorpromazineChlorpromazineThe prototypical phenothiazine antipsychotic drug. Like the other drugs in this class chlorpromazine’s antipsychotic actions are thought to be due to long-term adaptation by the brain to blocking dopamine receptors. Chlorpromazine has several other actions and therapeutic uses, ...
This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs and antagonists for commercial medical plans. For Medicare criteria, seeMedicare Part B Criteria. Note: Requires Precertification: For the prostate cancer indication only, precertification of gonadotropin-releasing hormone products ...
To date, ultrasound examination has served as the gold standard for ovulation detection; however, if performed correctly at least once per day, this method is not only costly but also inconvenient and therefore inappropriate to be used for long-term monitoring [5]. Alternatively, urine-based Lute...
The term social has connotations that these women may reproduce but voluntarily decided not to. It may be because they decided to wait for financial, professional, or personal maturity. It could be because they do not have a partner, or the right partner who they want to father their child...