Prothrombin mutation (aka prothrombin G20210A, prothrombin 20210 mutation, factor II mutation) is a genetic variant that doubles or triples the risk of forming blood clots in veins.

Oxygen therapy is the administration of O2 as an intervention, and can be used either in chronic or acute Pt care. [faq]What is oxygen therapy? It's where we give oxygen as an...

Mobility aid are devices designed to assist walking or otherwise improve the mobility of patients with a mobility impairment. Classification Walking aids, including: Cane (aka walking stick), the simplest form of walking aid....

Bare weight involves weighing a bare child. Wt is an abbreviation for Weight. Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at birth. BW is an abbreviation for either Bare weight...

Liver disease is damage to or disease of the liver. Classification Acute liver failure, where there is appearance of severe comlications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease (e.g. jaundice), indicating...

Nasal endoscopy (rhinoscopy, nasoscopy, nasoendoscopy, sinus endoscopy) is the use of a rhinoscope (i.e. thin, tube-like instrument) to examine the inside of the nose. [faq]What is the nasal endoscopy? Before we get to...

Benign tumor is a tumor (i.e. mass of cells) that LACKS the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize. These characteristics are required for a tumor to be cancerous, and...

Melatonin is a hormone that anticipates the daily onset of darkness. MOA It is involved in the entrainment (synchronization) of the cicardian rhythms of physiological functions, including sleep timing, BP regulation, seasonal...

Vitamins are vital nutrients (i.e. humans can't synthesize, or synthesize enough of, and must be obtained through diet) an organism requires in limited amounts. List Vitamin A (aka retinol) Vitamin B complexes, including: Vitamin...

PSA (prostate-specific antigen, aka gamma-seminoprotein, kallikrein-3 KLK3) is an enzyme secreted by epithelial cells of the prostate gland. [faq]I know PSA is a test for prostate cancer, but, what is it...