A device used by the clinician to manually ventilate a patient. Also referred to as Bag Valve Mask (BVM)
Letter: a
A not-for-profit association that provides test method development, quality control materials, and professional networking for textile professionals throughout the world.
A diarrheal disease characterized by frequent, watery stools that often contain blood and mucus; caused by the protozoan ameba Entamoeba histolytica. Also spelled amebic dysentery.
Adenosine Monophosphate
Enzymes that break down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules.
Constructive processes by which living cells convert simple substances to more complex compounds; opposite of catabolism.
An organism that multiples and thrives in the absence of oxygen. Clostridium difficile is an anaerobe.
A decreased or absent sensation of pain.
A drug that relieves pain.
Lapses in pain control that result in periods of increased or uncontrolled pain.