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DictionarySeeoptical character recognitionMedicalSeeVENOUS ACCESS DEVICES: A. An over-the-needle catheter; B. An inside-the-needle catheter.VENOUS ACCESS DEVICES: A. An over-the-needle catheter; B. An inside-the-needle catheter.venous access deviceA specially designed catheter for gaining and maintaining access to the venous system. This device provides access for patients who require intravenous fluids or medications for several days or more, e.g., those having a bone marrow transplant or who are receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition. See: venous port See: illustrationventricular assist device Abbreviation: VAD A pump to treat heart failure. It helps the ventricles to contract and move blood to the lungs and/or the aorta. See: left ventricular assist device
oxygen-conserving device Abbreviation: OCR Any device that reduces the loss of administered oxygen into the environment, e.g., one that releases oxygen to a patient only when the patient inhales.See also: device">OCR catheter." href="javascript:eml2('davisTab', 'd15a.jpg')">VENOUS ACCESS DEVICES: A. An over-the-needle catheter; B. An inside-the-needle catheter.VENOUS ACCESS DEVICES: A. An over-the-needle catheter; B. An inside-the-needle catheter.venous access deviceA specially designed catheter for gaining and maintaining access to the venous system. This device provides access for patients who require intravenous fluids or medications for several days or more, e.g., those having a bone marrow transplant or who are receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition. See: venous port See: illustrationventricular assist device Abbreviation: VAD A pump to treat heart failure. It helps the ventricles to contract and move blood to the lungs and/or the aorta. See: left ventricular assist device
oxygen-conserving device Abbreviation: OCR Any device that reduces the loss of administered oxygen into the environment, e.g., one that releases oxygen to a patient only when the patient inhales.See also: device |