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The procedure established to evaluate the health status and risk factors of the potential DONORS of biological materials. Donors are selected based o…

Administration of the total dose of radiation (RADIATION DOSAGE) in parts, at timed intervals.

The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.

A rehabilitation therapy for removal of copious mucus secretion from the lung of patients with diseases such as CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; P…

The various ways of administering a drug or other chemical to a site in a patient or animal from where the chemical is absorbed into the blood and de…

Time schedule for administration of a drug in order to achieve optimum effectiveness and convenience.

Forms to which substances are incorporated to improve the delivery and the effectiveness of drugs. Drug carriers are used in drug-delivery systems su…

The adaptation of drug administration to the known variations in biological RHYTHMICITY, such as CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS. The treatment is aimed at support…

Systems for the delivery of drugs to target sites of pharmacological actions. Technologies employed include those concerning drug preparation, route …

Math calculations done for preparing appropriate doses of medicines, taking into account conversions of WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mistakes are one of the…

Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS.

The practice of replacing one prescribed drug with another that is expected to have the same clinical or psychological effect.

Gradual discontinuation or reduction of a therapeutic dose of a particular drug over a period of time.

The use of DRUGS to treat a DISEASE or its symptoms. One example is the use of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to treat CANCER.

Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect.

Adjunctive computer programs in providing drug treatment to patients.

Intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tiss…

Treatment with a combination of two types of antiplatelet agents to prevent blood clotting - usually ASPIRIN and another of the PLATELET AGGREGATION …

Surgical formation of an opening into the DUODENUM.

Planned or actual duration of various treatments or preventive measures.

Procedure to accelerate the ability of a patient to walk or move about by reducing the time to AMBULATION. It is characterized by a shorter period of…

Critical care treatment using intensive monitoring and aggressive management of perioperative hemodynamics in high risk patients,

A system of medicine, most popular in the 19th century, that advocates the use of indigenous plants in the treatment of specific signs and symptoms.

Synthetic biopolymers that are formed by repeating amino acid sequences that are naturally found in TROPOELASTIN. They are useful for various purpose…

Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threateni…

An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.

Application of electric current in treatment without the generation of perceptible heat. It includes electric stimulation of nerves or muscles, passa…

A form of acupuncture with electrical impulses passing through the needles to stimulate NERVE TISSUE. It can be used for ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; REHAB…

A cancer treatment modality that uses pulsed electrical currents to permeabilize cell membranes (ELECTROPORATION) and thereby enhance the uptake of c…

Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refrac…