A plastic tube used to gain access to the bloodstream for hemodialysis.
Letter: h
A form of dialysis in which the blood is cleaned outside the body, in a dialysis machine. The machine contains a filter called the dialyser or artificial kidney. Each dialysis session lasts for three to five hours, and sessions are usually needed three times a week. There is a high rate of patient and staff infections, latex allergy, toxic responses, etc.
A protein on the surface of influenza virus that functions to recognize and attach to specific receptor sites on the cell to be infected. The designation H in H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, etc., refers to a specific hemagglutinin type, of which there are 16 throughout nature.
Haemophilus influenzae, commonly referred to as H flu, is a family of bacteria that causes a variety of infections. Most serious H flu infections are caused by type b strains. Before Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine was introduced in 1988, about 20,000 children in the United States under 5 years old developed severe Hib disease annually. Fortunately, Hib disease has decreased by > 99 percent in countries where Hib vaccine is used.
Hospital-Associated Pneumonia
A technique for determining when a needle has entered the epidural space of the spinal column. Since the pressure in the epidural space is less than atmospheric pressure, a drop of fluid within the hub of a needle will tend to be sucked inward when the needle tip enters the epidural space; In microbiology, a technique used to observe movement of parasites.
A general term that applies to hand washing, antiseptic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub (ex. alcohol hand rub), or surgical hand antisepsis.
A class of disinfectants that include chlorine, bromine, iodine and fluorine and kill bacteria through oxidation.
A halo shaped catheter used for flush injections.
The oxygenation of hemoglobin, which lowers its affinity for carbon dioxide. It is the opposite of the Bohr effect.