Author: Glossary

In neurology, that hemisphere of the brain that does not control speech or the preferentially used hand.  

Blood pressure that does not drop by at least 10% after the onset of sleep. During sleep blood pressure normally decreases by about 10% to 20% compared to daytime values. In patients undergoing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, a failure of blood pressure to drop has been associated with several health concerns, including an increased risk…

Any calcium channel blocker that is not based on a pyridine molecule. Examples include verapamil and diltiazem.  

The failure or refusal of a patient to cooperate by carrying out that portion of the medical care plan under his or her control (e.g., not taking prescribed medicines or not adhering to the diet or rehabilitation procedures ordered).  

A person whose age is between 90 and 99 years.  

The ethical obligation of a health care provider to remain in a continuous caring partnership with his or her patient. This partnership remains in place during periods of health and illness and is particularly important when the patient has a chronic or life-threatening disease. Several aspects of modem medical care, in which the patient’s choice…

A nomogram that predicts both the severity of acetaminophen overdose and the need for specific treatment.  

Formerly, the official anatomical nomenclature prepared by revising the Basle Nomina Anatomica and adopted by the Sixth International Congress of Anatomists at meetings held periodically since 1955. It was replaced by the Terminologia Anatomica in 1998.  

An infected ulcer affecting the labia majora, especially in young children.