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Disaster supplies kit
Disaster supplies kit Items stored in case of emergency, such as a prolonged power outage, earthquake, or flood.
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Emergency
Sudden occurrence demanding immediate remedy. Symptoms that would constitute a medical emergency include: 1.Difficulty breathing. Changes in skin color; 2.Chest pain, radiating from the breast bone or high in the abdomen to the jaw, neck, shoulder blade(s) or arms. Impending feelings of "doom"; 3.Mental status changes or loss of consciousness. Abrupt onset of a severe headache accompanied by nausea and/or vomiting, or feelings of drowsiness; 4.Fever over 105 any age. Fever over 100,4 in children less than 3 months of age; 5.Bleeding continues after 10 minutes of direct pressure.
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Disability
A defect in performing a normal activity or action (eg. inability to dress or walk).
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Dipsophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol. Sufferers of dipsophobia experience undue anxiety about addiction to alcohol and the effect this addiction can have on their body. (However, their abstinence from alcohol certainly should not be criticized.)
Direct-entry midwife
A midwife who has entered the profession of midwifery as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program.
Directed DNA sequencing
Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome.
Directives, advance
Known also as advance medical directives, these are documents that pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the event that a person should become unable to make medical decisions on their own behalf. Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy.
Directives, advance medical
These documents pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the event that a person should become unable to make medical decisions on their own behalf. Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy.
Disaster supplies kit
Disc
Shortened terminology for an intervertebral disc, a disk-shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the bones of the spinal column.
Disc, cervical
A disk shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column in the neck.
Disc, optic
The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also called the optic nerve head.
Disc, slipped
Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column.
Discharge
1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina. 2. The passing of an action potential, such as through a nerve or muscle fiber. 3. The release of a patient from a course of care. The doctor may then dictate a discharge summary.
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