| ABCDES | abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage-joint space loss, deformities, margi... |
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| proph | prophylactic, prophylaxis |
| RPEP | rabies post-exposure prophylaxis |
| PEP | Post-exposure prophylaxis |
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| Crede, Karl | <person> German obstetrician and gynecologist, 1819-1892. See: Crede's methods. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Crede's manoeuvres | Instillation of one drop of a 2% solution of silver nitrate into each eye of the newborn infant, to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, resting the hand on the fundus uteri from the moment of the expulsion of the foetus, and gently rubbing in case of haemorrhage or failing contraction; then, when the afterbirth is loosened it is expelled by firm compression or squeezing of the fundus by the hand, use of manual pressure on a bladder, particularly a paralysed bladder, to express urine. Synonym: Crede's manoeuvres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crede's methods | Instillation of one drop of a 2% solution of silver nitrate into each eye of the newborn infant, to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, resting the hand on the fundus uteri from the moment of the expulsion of the foetus, and gently rubbing in case of haemorrhage or failing contraction; then, when the afterbirth is loosened it is expelled by firm compression or squeezing of the fundus by the hand, use of manual pressure on a bladder, particularly a paralysed bladder, to express urine. Synonym: Crede's manoeuvres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active prophylaxis | Use of an antigenic (immunogenic) agent to actively stimulate the immunological mechanism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antibiotic prophylaxis | Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| passive prophylaxis | Use of an antiserum from another person or animal to provide temporary (a week to 10 days) protection against a specific infectious or toxic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical prophylaxis | The administration of chemicals or drugs to members of a community to reduce the number of carriers of a disease and to prevent others contracting the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CNS prophylaxis | Chemotherapy or radiation therapy to the central nervous system (CNS). This is preventative treatment. It is given to kill cancer cells that may be in the brain and spinal cord, even though no cancer has been detected there. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prophylaxis | The prevention of disease, preventive treatment. Origin: Gr. Prophylassein = to keep guard before (18 Nov 1997) |
| dental prophylaxis | Treatment for the prevention of periodontal diseases or other dental diseases by the cleaning of the teeth in the dental office using the procedures of dental scaling and dental polishing. The treatment may include plaque detection, removal of supra- and subgingival plaque and calculus, application of caries-preventing agents, checking of restorations and prostheses and correcting overhanging margins and proximal contours of restorations, and checking for signs of food impaction. (12 Dec 1998) |
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