The early 1990s saw Michael Longaker, whose Stanford lab conducted the new research, working under Michael Harrison, a pediatric surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco. Harrison was performing surgeries on the unborn by removing a fetus from the uterus of the mother with the umbil...
The term "otomy" refers to a surgical procedure that involves cutting into a specific area of the body. This procedure is performed to gain access to a particular organ or tissue for various purposes such as removal, repair, or examination. It is different from "ectomy," which involves the...
1.vessels through which blood is shunted from arterioles to venules without passing through the capillaries. The term "arteriovenous anastomosis" is widely used, but not preferred, because the connection is between arterioles and venules rather than arteries and veins. ...
vacuum aspirationa form of inducedabortionin which the uterine contents are removed by application of a vacuum through a hollow curet or a cannula introduced into the uterus. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, ...
An epidural, for example, is often performed on women giving birth. It is an injection of painkillers through the lower back onto the nerves, which then become desensitized. These nerves carry signals from the uterus to the brain, and by deadening the nerves before they complete their path, ...
Section 304-A of IPC reads as “Causing death by negligence-whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not accounting to culpable homicide shall be imprisoned with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or both...
PAST MEDICAL/SURGICAL HISTORY: Significant for term delivery 8 weeks ago and above D and C. Delivery was by C-section. ALLERGIES: No known drug allergies. MEDICATIONS: Vicodin. SOCIAL HISTORY: The patient denies tobacco, alcohol, or recreational drug use. ...
Indications for Oxygen Therapy. In general, the clinical situations in which the administration of supplemental oxygen is indicated are: (1) Profound but potentially reversible hypoxia that appears amenable to the short-term administration of high concentrations of oxygen. Examples would include the pati...
When the uterus is removed (hysterectomy) without removing the ovaries in a premenopausal woman, menstrual periods cannot occur, but the hormonal changes characteristic of menopause will not occur. When Does Menopause Start? The average age for natural menopause is 51, but it can occur earlier or...
The authors stated that a drawback of this study was the long time period needed to complete it, during which the protocols for post-natal care of congenital diaphragmatic hernia may have changed; however, this would apply to both trial groups. Data were not available on medium-term or long...