medical directorThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the new Resident Assessment Instrument version 3.0, which went into effect October 1, 2010. The intention of the revised Resident Assessment Instrument is to improve health-related quality of life and care planning, and ...
A myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a type of blood cancer in which the blood-forming cells of the spongy part of the bone become abnormal. A myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a type of blood cancer in which the blood-forming cells of the spongy part of the bone become abnormal. There ...
Medical Terminology: A major problem that may arise when using medical acronyms is that the letters often stand for more than one phrase. This is why it may be necessary to write out the phrase at least once on a medical record, so as to avoid confusion. ...
An autoimmune disease is one in which a patient's immune system attacks their own bodies. One of the most common autoimmune diseases is type I diabetes.Answer and Explanation: In medical terminology, MG stands for myasthenia gravis. This is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks its own...
Both MDs and DOs are licensed to practice in the U.S. and Canada. What is the difference between allopathic and osteopathic medicine? There are two main philosophies in medicine: allopathy and osteopathy. Allopathy:MDs learn allopathy in medical school. This is what is considered “modern medi...
A tool to assess nutritional status in older persons was really needed. It took 5 years to design the MNA® (Mini Nutrition Assessment) tool, complete
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first analysis in this field with focus on long treatment sequences of GEP-NETs as well as on subanalyses of different types of GEP-NETs and multi-sequence treatments. There have been other studies that also focused on treatment patterns in GEP- ...
A previous systematic review indicated that there is growing evidence for favorable functional outcomes, but that oncological effectiveness was yet to be defined. Objective To assess the effectiveness of focal therapy in patients with localized prostate cancer in terms of functional and oncological ...
Medical Terminology of Cancer Treatment from Chapter 7 / Lesson 8 6.6K There are various ways to treat cancer, each with its own host of tools and terminology. In this lesson, explore the medical terminology of cancer treatment, including types of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy...
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