Category: N

A woman pregnant for the ninth time. Written gravida IX.  

A tropical fruit tree, Morinda citrifolia, studied for its possible use as an immune booster and a treatment for cancer.  

An organ (e.g., a kidney or liver) derived from a patient who is asystolic, apneic, and unresponsive to stimulation. Organs used in transplantation may be donated by living donors such as friends or relatives or deceased donors who have chosen to donate their body parts.  

A solution that will not conduct electricity because its chemical constituents are not sufficiently dissociated into ions.  

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…