cefepime
Cefepime is a broad spectrum antibiotic from a later cephalosporin generation, given intravenously to treat serious infections including certain resistant bacteria.
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114 matchescentral venous access catheter
A tube surgically placed into a blood vessel for the purpose of giving intravenous fluid and drugs.
Read definitionCIN 1
A condition in which slightly abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix.
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A condition in which moderately abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix.
Read definitionCIN 2/3
A condition in which abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the uterus).
Read definitionCIN 3
Abnormal cells are found in the cervical epithelium (the innermost lining of the cervix).
Read definitionextrahepatic
Extrahepatic describes structures, findings, or disease processes located outside the liver, as distinguished from those confined within the liver itself.
Read definitionextraocular
Extraocular describes structures or movements located outside the eyeball itself, such as the muscles that direct eye movement.
Read definitionfluid
Fluid refers to any substance, liquid or gas, that flows and conforms to the shape of its container.
Read definitionfluoroquinolone
Fluoroquinolones are broad spectrum antibiotics that stop bacteria from replicating their DNA, used against a range of respiratory and urinary infections.
Read definitionFOLFOX
FOLFOX is a chemotherapy regimen combining three drugs to treat colorectal cancer, with several dosing variants used in different clinical situations.
Read definitionheparin
Fast on, fast off and reversible with an antidote, which is why hospitals reach for it when clotting risk may change within hours.
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Hepatic describes anything relating to, affecting, or associated with the liver, including its blood vessels, tissue, and function.
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Cells of the uterine cervix that are moderately or severely abnormal and may become cancer.
Read definitionhydration
Hydration describes the body's water content and the medical practice of providing fluids to maintain or restore an adequate balance of water.
Read definitionIORT
Radiation treatment aimed directly at a tumor during surgery.
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A procedure that uses ultrasound (high-energy sound waves that are bounced off internal tissues and organs) during surgery.
Read definitionLSIL
A condition in which the cells of the uterine cervix are slightly abnormal.
Read definitionMammoSite
A system used to deliver internal radiation therapy to breast cancer patients after surgery to remove their cancer.
Read definitionmitomycin
Mitomycin is an antitumor antibiotic that damages DNA to treat certain cancers and is also applied topically during some eye surgeries.
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