| D011300 |
Preoperative Care |
Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) |
Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative |
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| D004326 |
Drinking |
The consumption of liquids. |
Water Consumption,Water Intake,Drinkings |
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| D005215 |
Fasting |
Abstaining from FOOD. |
Hunger Strike,Hunger Strikes,Strike, Hunger,Strikes, Hunger |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D013997 |
Time Factors |
Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. |
Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor |
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| D017410 |
Practice Guidelines as Topic |
Works about directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery. |
Clinical Guidelines as Topic,Best Practices,Best Practice |
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| D053120 |
Respiratory Aspiration |
Inhaling liquid or solids, such as stomach contents, or other FOREIGN OBJECTS, into the RESPIRATORY TRACT. When this causes severe lung damage, it is called ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA. |
Accidental Aspiration,Foreign Body Aspiration,Aspiration, Respiratory,Accidental Aspirations,Aspiration, Accidental,Aspiration, Foreign Body,Aspirations, Accidental,Aspirations, Foreign Body,Body Aspiration, Foreign,Body Aspirations, Foreign,Foreign Body Aspirations |
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