Category: B

A behavioral treatment for childhood insomnia, in which the sleep-resistant child is allowed to go to sleep late for a few nights and then gradually guided to sleep at earlier and earlier hours until the desired time of sleep is reached. The treatment limits conflicts with the child over bedtime and creates a more rapid…

A device for propping up patients in bed.  

Infected, traumatic ulcers appearing on the hard palate of infants; usually caused by sucking contaminated objects.  

A reservation that allows one to stay in a care facility. The reservation is usually made just before relocation to the facility or during furloughs away from it (e.g., in hospital or on family visits).  

Unable or unwilling to leave the bed; bedridden.  

Clouding of vision resulting from edema of the cornea.  

The physical findings in cardiac tamponade: hypotension, distended neck veins, and muffling of the heart sounds.  

An X-linked recessive form of muscular dystrophy, typically first becoming evident in adolescence as difficulty with gait or with pelvic girdle muscle strength. It is characterized pathologically by inadequate production of dystrophin and thus is similar to, but usually milder than, Duchenne muscular dystrophy. There exists a distinct variant of muscular dystrophy that primarily impacts…

A device that is attached to the nasotracheal tube to help the intubator locate the sound of the air movement through the vocal cords.  

White lines across the fingernails, usually a sign of systemic disease. They may be due to trauma, coronary occlusion, hypercalcemia, or skin disease. The lines are visible until the affected area of the nail has grown out and been trimmed away. Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result…