Consent Form: From 1 Different Sources
A document used during the consent process which is the basis for explaining to people the risks and potential benefits of a study or care intervention and the rights and responsibilities of the parties involved.
See “informed consent”.... consent
A list of drugs, usually by their generic names, and indications for their use. A formulary is intended to include a sufficient range of medicines to enable medical practitioners, dentists and, as appropriate, other practitioners to prescribe all medically appropriate treatment for all reasonably common illnesses. In some health plans, providers are limited to prescribing only drugs listed on the plan’s formulary.... formulary
A patient’s/client’s explicit agreement to the care and treatment to be provided, based on full information on his or her condition/diagnosis, the existing options for treatment and the possible beneficial and adverse effects of those options.... informed consent
Help provided to persons with one or more disability by organizations, or individuals representing organizations (whether profit-making or non-profit-making, government or private), or by other persons (excluding family, friends or neighbours as described in informal help) who provide assistance on a regular, paid basis and who are not associated with any organization.... formal assistance
See “formal assistance”.... formal care
One of the steroidal AROMATASE INHIBITORS recently introduced for the treatment of patients with advanced postmenopausal breast cancer. It is better tolerated than non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors and acts by blocking the conversion of androgens (see ANDROGEN) to OESTROGEN in peripheral tissue.... formestane
See ETHICS.... patient consent
The development of a policy.... policy formulation
Alternative to vitamin and mineral supplements. The following are rich in vitamins and minerals, and may be taken singly or in combination:– Alfalfa, Horsetail, Iceland Moss, Irish Moss, Kelp, Nettles, Oats, Parsley root, Spirulina. ... multivitamin formula
(BNF) a reference source published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Group twice a year (in March and September). It contains comprehensive information on medications from various sources, including the manufacturer as well as regulatory and professional bodies, resulting in information that is relevant to practice and takes into account national guidelines.... british national formulary
a formula for calculating the *glomerular filtration rate based on the patient’s age, body mass, and plasma creatinine level. A correction factor can be used to differentiate males from females.... cockcroft-gault formula
n. a solution containing 40% formaldehyde in water, used as a sterilizing agent and, in pathology, as a fixative. It is lethal to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores and is used to treat wools and hides to kill anthrax spores. Heating the solution produces the irritating vapour of *formaldehyde, which is also used for disinfection.... formalin
thought disturbance characterized by disconnected thinking, manifested by disturbed speech in which the patient’s train of thought cannot be followed. Formal thought disorder was first described by the German psychiatrist Kurt Schneider and later elaborated on by various authors. Looking for evidence of formal thought disorder is part of every *mental state examination. It includes *loosening of associations, omissions, and *knight’s-move thinking.... formal thought disorder
an atypical form of a disease in which the usual symptoms fail to appear and its progress is stopped at an earlier stage than would ordinarily be expected.... forme fruste
(eformoterol) n. a *sympathomimetic drug (a ?2 agonist) used, with inhaled corticosteroids (see also budesonide), as a long-acting *bronchodilator to control chronic asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Side-effects include tremor, palpitations, and headache.... formoterol
a curved band of cortex lying within each cerebral hemisphere: in evolutionary terms one of the brain’s most primitive parts. It forms a portion of the *limbic system and is involved in the complex physical aspects of behaviour governed by emotion and instinct.... hippocampal formation
... immuno- combining form denoting immunity or immunological response.
see Appendix 12.... milk formulas
(in psychoanalysis) a *defence mechanism by which unacceptable unconscious ideas are replaced in consciousness by their opposites. For instance, a man might make an ostentatious show of affection to someone for whom he has an unconscious hatred.... reaction formation
a network of nerve pathways and nuclei throughout the *brainstem, connecting motor and sensory nerves to and from the spinal cord, the cerebellum and the cerebrum, and the cranial nerves. It is estimated that a single neuron in this network may have synapses with as many as 25,000 other neurons.... reticular formation
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