| patient controlled analgesia |
a technique for pain control using an infusion pump so that small doses of a narcotic can be administered intravenously by the patient; it includes safeguards against overdose.
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| patient controlled epidural analgesia |
patient controlled analgesia in which a narcotic or local anesthetic is administered into the epidural space via a catheter.
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| patellar reflex |
contraction of the quadriceps and extension of the leg when the patellar ligament is tapped; called also knee jerk, quadriceps jerk, knee jerk r., and quadriceps r.
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| pathologic fracture |
one due to weakening of the bone structure by pathologic processes, such as neoplasia, osteomalacia, osteomyelitis, and other diseases. Called also secondary f. and spontaneous f.
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| patent medicine |
Patent medicine is the term given to various medical compounds sold under a variety of names and labels, though they were for the most part actually trademarked medicines, not patented. They were also sometimes called nostrums, a Latin word meaning "ours" or "our own"; a "nostrum" is any proprietary mixture of drugs. ...
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