Sentences with phrase «administered by the patient»

The medication is self - administered by the patient.

Self - administered by patients, the microneedles attach the patch to scar tissue and allow sustained drug - release (one patch per night).

«Such a treatment could be self - administered by patients and eliminate the need for intravitreal injections.»

Not exact matches

A big part of what's driving Opdivo's success is an early decision by BMS to chase a much wider share of the cancer patient population — a decision that has meant that doctors don't have to administer a time - consuming diagnostic test to check if patients have a protein called PD - L1 before prescribing Opdivo in certain cancers.

If your child is teething understand that the child will be difficult to parent due to a situation by default not her choice to wan na grow and loose teeth not your fault its that time for her teeth to come in be patient stay calm and don't let the situation get the best of you anger is an emotion all of us can control sooth her comfort her talk to her clean your hands make sure your finger nails are clipped massage her gums administer her oral gel and give her children's pain medicine after consulting your physician feed her reguarly and take your time as she enters and exits another phase in this journey we call life

She declined to say how many patients have been administered the drug by the company, saying that the company has seen a «steady stream of patients and continue to take appointments to accommodate patients who are traveling to our locations.»

In addition, the patient was being treated by a police officer who is an EMT, so care was being administered from the moment the incident occurred.

The study asserted that because of the number of complex provisions in the law — such as the requirement that medication must be self - administered by a mentally competent patient — it will actually affect only a tiny fraction of seriously ill patients.

Also, we treat our patients in the intensive care unit, for example, by administering drugs that affect adrenergic receptors.

Nanotax works by flipping the script on how paclitaxel is administered to patients and with how it's formulated, potentially making it a more effective and better tolerated treatment for ovarian and other abdominal cancers.

But the Yemeni government, with the help of a Saudi - led coalition, is battling Shiite Houthi rebels backed by Iran and there were concerns over whether the vaccine could be used effectively as battles raged in parts of the country, and whether administering it might distract health workers from treating patients, a cornerstone of epidemic response.

«By administering chemotherapy within this «therapeutic window,» oncologists could apply a lower dose of chemotherapy drugs to patients, with the potential for an improved treatment outcome — all while minimizing drug toxicity to healthy organs,» He said.

Researchers administering inhaled transgenic alpha - 1 antitrypsin from sheep bred by PPL discovered that some patients suffered pulmonary symptoms that caused them to leave the trial — a possible immune reaction to residual proteins from the animal that remained after purification of the drug.

Porter and June are now participating in a new trial, funded by the National Cancer Institute, that will administer about a dozen patients a fifty - fifty mixture of cells from the Penn and Sloan - Kettering groups.

In Europe and the United States, all kinds of cell preparations that are administered to patients following ex vivo culturing are classified as medicines, and monitored by drug agencies such as the US Food and Drug Administration, the European Medicines Agency and, in Italy, the Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco or AIFA.

The compassion degrees in the participant's responses to the stories were analyzed by two psychologists who didn't know whether the patient had been administered oxytocin or the placebo.

The UB researchers found that low testosterone levels were associated with significantly decreased insulin sensitivity; this was demonstrated by a 36 percent decrease in the rate at which glucose is taken up by tissues when patients with low testosterone were administered a set concentration of insulin.

Physicians would administer the photoacoustic molecules to the patient, either by injecting into a vein or directly to a tumor site, then use the modified ultrasound machine to visualize the area of interest.

Representatives of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP), administered by NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), announced today that six medical centers will join the program, forming a network of clinical sites to investigate intractable cases from patients around the country.

It's also a benefit for patients that clomiphene is administered orally for five days, while FSH is administered by injection.»

The controversial practice of administering pre-surgery beta - blockers to patients having noncardiac surgery was associated with an increased risk of death in patients with no cardiac risk factors but it was beneficial for patients with three to four risk factors, according to a report published online by JAMA Surgery.

In an effort to stop that cycle, the research team turned to the results of an earlier study conducted by Dr. Chlan which allowed critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation to self - administer a sedative called dexmedetomidine.

Standard care for these patients focuses on preventing bleeding episodes by maintaining acceptable levels of FVIII, by administering either engineered or plasma - derived FVIII.

The vaccine was administered to six patients with melanoma whose tumors had been removed by surgery and who were considered at high risk for recurrence.

Administering heart resuscitation drugs to patients whose cardiac arrest is witnessed at the time of the attack can improve survival, but needs to be done through an IV line rather than directly into bone marrow as is more commonly done by paramedics, a new study involving UT Southwestern Medical Center emergency physicians and Dallas - Fort Worth Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies reveals.

This isn't just theoretical, because that's an option some Emory patients have had, thanks to the availability of PROTECT, a progesterone - based treatment developed at Emory University and being administered by Emory trauma doctors.

Examples are minimal stress for patients since a tiny, self - administered prick on the finger suffices; costs of collection and storage are low; no highly trained staff are required for the sampling; samples can be sent by letter post; and storage conditions are simple.

By placing a patient's cells in Organ - Chips and exposing those cells to a particular drug or series of drugs, clinicians could gain more accurate information about how that individual would respond to treatment, avoiding the risk of administering a drug that may cause harm or is ineffective and costly.

By placing a patient's cells in Organ - Chips and exposing those cells to a particular drug or series of drugs, clinicians could gain better information about how that individual would respond to treatment, avoiding the risk of administering a drug that may cause harm.

The Hospital Safety Score is the gold standard rating for patient safety, compiled under the guidance of the nation's leading patient safety experts and administered by The Leapfrog Group, the first and only hospital safety rating to be peer - reviewed in the Journal of Patient patient safety, compiled under the guidance of the nation's leading patient safety experts and administered by The Leapfrog Group, the first and only hospital safety rating to be peer - reviewed in the Journal of Patient patient safety experts and administered by The Leapfrog Group, the first and only hospital safety rating to be peer - reviewed in the Journal of Patient Patient Safety.

Patients are treated by a multi-disciplinary team that may include medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, neuro oncologists, internal medicine, family practice and radiology; board certified surgeons who are specialists in reconstructive, gynecologic, urologic and neurologic surgery; nurses specially trained in cancer treatment and certified to administer chemotherapy, counselors, who address a full range of psychosocial needs from diagnosis through bereavement; clergy to support all faiths; physical, occupational, speech and nutritional therapists.

If the patient is still uncomfortable with administering his or her own injections, the staff at HT Medical Center can be reached by phone to help, even offering videos for patients to watch that show real people giving themselves injections with each specified device.

He proposes that vitamin D's toxic effect is primarily the result of higher levels leading to a deficiency of vitamin K and postulates that patients can be given higher doses of vitamin D, potentially offering greater therapeutic value, by administering vitamins A, D and K simultaneously.41 It is hoped that future studies will evaluate their interactions, in order to better treat patients, and support public health efforts, as recently proposed by the Weston A. Price Foundation to the National Institutes of Health43 as the agency considers the Strategic Nutrition Research Agenda.

Ask him what he thinks of the well documented principle that cancer is starved out by a highly oxygenated internal terrain, utilizing fresh green juices, alkaline foods, nutrient density, as administered by Dr. Max Gerson, M.D., to thousands of patients.

Here, a patient (pictured with Dr. Su) experienced total relief in mere seconds from a frozen shoulder, just administered by her orthopedist.

I am very encouraged by this recent study, published in January 2014, looking at the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting as an adjunct nutritional therapy to be administered to cancer patients undergoing standard radiation therapy in cancer treatment.

Olive leaf was recommended by British doctors for treating malaria patients; a handful of leaves were boiled down into a tea and administered in a wine glass every 4 hours.

This common compound is handled by all doctors in their weekly duties, and administered to patients without a second thought as to the true extent of its powers.

A more recent treatment option has been to administer a bone marrow transplant following successful chemo, in hopes that new white blood cells produced by the donated marrow will be able to find and kill the cancerous blood cells circulating in the patient's body, he said.

As explained by Dr. Amy Randall, «Immunotherapy is the use of FDA standardized allergens (pollens, house dust mites, molds) in a liquid formulation which is administered to the allergic patient to help desensitize her to those environmental allergens she has developed an allergy to.»

One that was caught in the course of the checks and balances medicine has to employ by way of mitigating risks we know we take each time we suck medicine into a syringe and administer it to a patient.

Hi — I was recommended to you by a patient who's pup had severe separation anxiety and she said you «mixed up a solution» and had her administer and watch.

Medication can help manage HCM, and can be administered orally to stable patients or by injection in more serious situations.

For hospitalized patients, all medications administered by the nursing staff are now requested on an electronic whiteboard and recorded with the click of a mouse.

Dr. Graham said the symposium's speakers generally agreed that preventives fail most as a result of failure to properly administer the drugs or test for heartworms, and veterinarians can best serve patients by following the AHS guidelines on heartworm preventive use throughout the year and heartworm testing annually.

Training is presented with a «real world» approach by Tom Rinelli who has 25 + years field experience as a (human) medic and educator administering these skills to both two or four legged patients in the field.

Given that rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease shared by both man and animals), I require all patients be kept current with rabies vaccine administered in compliance with Virginia State regulations.

Veterinary Assistants help provide more efficient care for our patients by helping in surgery, recovery, diagnosis, therapy, administering medication and intensive care.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs), are licensed and regulated to administer advanced medical services, such as anesthesia and suturing, are employed by VMSG to provide superior care to our patients.