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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Health care; Hospitals

A technique used to temporarily restore circulation to a person who has stopped breathing and whose heart has stopped beating.

Chest physical therapy (CPT)

Health care; Hospitals

A therapy involving clapping or vibrating the chest wall to loosen secretions making them easier to cough up.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Health care; Hospitals

The clear, colourless fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord with nutrients.

A hole cut into the windpipe with a tube inserted to help with breathing frequently by attaching a ventilator. Usually placed if a patient will need a ventilator for a long time or has an injury to ...

Steroid

Health care; Hospitals

A large group of substances related in structure to one another and each containing the same chemical skeleton. Many hormones, body cells, and drugs are steroids. Examples: drugs used to relieve ...

Rotavirus

Health care; Hospitals

A leading cause of severe winter diarrhoea in young children. Almost every child catches rotavirus before entering school but, with rehydration (and good nutrition), a child should fully recover. ...

Ventilator

Health care; Hospitals

A machine often called a respirator that is designed to assist or takeover breathing for a patient. The ventilator has many different settings or capabilities also called modes to assist patients in ...