Biomaterial Database

Cardiology. Managing equipment. 1996

S Thomas

Medical Devices Agency, Orders Department, London.

As nurses have become involved in more and more highly technological procedures and with the risk of possible litigation associated with potential cross contamination from the reuse of disposable equipment, the management and safe use of equipment are playing an increasingly important role in all spheres of cardiology and cardiac care.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008283	Maintenance	The upkeep of property or equipment.	Maintenances
D002309	Cardiology	The study of the heart, its physiology, and its functions.	Angiology,Cardiovascular Disease Specialty,Vascular Medicine,Disease Specialty, Cardiovascular,Medicine, Vascular,Specialty, Cardiovascular Disease
D004865	Equipment and Supplies, Hospital	Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital.	Hospital Equipment and Supplies,Equipment, Hospital,Hospital Equipment,Hospital Supplies,Supplies, Hospital,Supply, Hospital,Hospital Supply
D006331	Heart Diseases	Pathological conditions involving the HEART including its structural and functional abnormalities.	Cardiac Disorders,Heart Disorders,Cardiac Diseases,Cardiac Disease,Cardiac Disorder,Heart Disease,Heart Disorder
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man