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U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
産業: Government; Health care
Number of terms: 396
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Company Profile:
HRSA is the primary U.S. Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.
A mechanical process designed to partially perform kidney functions, including correcting the balance of fluids and chemicals in the body and removing wastes. See Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.
Industry:Health care
A mechanical pump surgically implanted into the heart's atrium or ventricle to aid in pumping blood to the aorta. Most VADs are considered a bridge to transplant for patients with heart failure.
Industry:Health care
A mechanical pump used to replace the function of a damaged heart, either temporarily or as a permanent prosthesis.
Industry:Health care
A mechanism implanted into a patient with heart failure that maintains right ventricular blood circulation which is circulation from the heart through the lungs.
Industry:Health care
A medical event that occurs very quickly with an acute onset, as in fulminant liver failure. Usually occurs over days and not weeks.
Industry:Health care
A medical specialist who is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases.
Industry:Health care
A national nonprofit organization of organ procurement organizations. AOPO is an OPTN member in the Medical Professional/ Scientific Organization category whose president serves on the OPTN Board of Directors.
Industry:Health care
A national not-for-profit association of clinical and research professionals including immunologists, geneticists, molecular biologists, transplant physicians and surgeons, pathologists and technologists. ASHI is an OPTN member in the Medical Professional/ Scientific Organization category whose president serves on the OPTN Board of Directors.
Industry:Health care
A national not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote organ and tissue donation and transplantation among minorities, and serve in a national advisory capacity for research and education on these and other health related issues. ASMHTP is an OPTN member in the Medical Professional/ Scientific Organization category.
Industry:Health care
A national peer review panel established to review estimated clinical values, diagnosis, and exceptional scores submitted by listing centers on behalf of lung transplant candidates.
Industry:Health care