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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) The formation of a clot of blood in the deep veins of the leg, arm or abdomen
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Clot
A jelly-like mass of blood.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Deep
In anatomy, away from the surface or further into the body. As opposed to superficial. The bones are deep to the skin.
Veins
Blood vessels that carry blood from the arms, legs, head and body organs back to the heart.
Leg
The portion of the lower extremity between the knee and ankle.
Abdomen
The area between the chest and the hips. Contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen.
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Deep
In anatomy, away from the surface or further into the body. As opposed to superficial. The bones are deep to the skin.
Deep vein thrombosis
A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the thigh or leg. The clot can break off as an embolus and make its way to the lung, where it can cause respiratory distress and respiratory failure.
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Data base
A collection of data, typically organised for easy search and retrieval
Data monitoring
Process by which case report forms are examined for completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
Data-monitoring committee (DMC)
A committee that may be established by the sponsor to assess at intervals the progress of a blinded clinical trial, the safety data, and the critical efficacy endpoints, and to recommend to the sponsor whether to continue, modify, or stop a trial. See also data and safety monitoring board.
Declaration of Helsinki
A set of recommendations or basic principles that guide medical doctors in the conduct of biomedical research involving human subjects.
Demographic data
Characteristics of subjects or study populations, which include such information as age, sex, family history of the disease or condition for which they are being treated, and other characteristics relevant to the study in which they are participating.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Disability
A defect in performing a normal activity or action (eg. inability to dress or walk).
Documentation
All records, in any form (including, but not limited to, written, electronic, magnetic, and optical records, and scans, x-rays, and electrocardiograms) that describe or record the methods, conduct and/or results of a trial, the factors affecting a trial and the actions taken.
Dosage regimen
"!. the number of doses per given time period; 2. the time that elapses between doses (for example, every six hours) or the time that the doses are to be given (for example, at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily); or 3. the amount of a medicine (the number of capsules, for example) to be given at each specific dosing time."
Double-blind study
A study in which neither the subject(s) nor the investigator(s) know what treatment a subject is receiving. See also blinding/masking
Drop-out
A subject in a clinical trial who for any reason fails to continue in the trial until the last visit required of him/her by the study protocol
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