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THROMBOEMBOLIC [4 records]

Record 1 2019-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

... a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further progression of, venous disorders such as edema, phlebitis and thrombosis.

CONT

Anti-embolism stockings are made from elastic and can be either thigh or knee length.

OBS

Worn by non-ambulatory or post-surgical patients to help prevent pooling of blood in the legs that could lead to a venous thrombosis.

OBS

Not to be confused with compression stockings, which are used for the treatment of varicose veins.

Key term(s)
  • antiembolism stocking
  • antithrombosis stocking
  • antiembolic stocking
  • thrombo-embolism-deterrent hose
  • thrombo-embolic-deterrent hose

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
CONT

L'étude d'équivalence [...] a pour objectif de comparer l'effet sur la douleur de deux durées de port d'une compression par bas anti-thrombose [...] après chirurgie des varices.

OBS

Ce qui distingue un bas anti-embolie d'un bas compressif [...] est la compression (généralement autour de 8-18 [millimètres de mercure (mm Hg)]) et le fait qu'il est prévu pour maintenir un retour veineux sur un patient alité (dû a une condition médicale ou une chirurgie).

Key term(s)
  • bas antiembolie
  • bas antithrombose
  • bas antiembolique
  • bas antithromboembolique
  • bas anti-thrombo-embolique

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

Marked by or associated with thromboembolism.

OBS

thromboembolism: the blocking of a blood vessel by a particle that has broken away from a blood clot at its site of formation .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Relatif à l'occlusion d'un vaisseau sanguin par des caillots.

CONT

Antipsychotiques et risque thromboembolique : on connaît depuis longtemps le risque thromboembolique de l'utilisation des psychotropes neuroleptiques les plus anciens (chlorpromazine ou encore réserpine).

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 4 1978-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

(...) an acute infectious disease, primarily affecting the central nervous system, and characterized by fever, severe depression, weakness, blindness, paralysis, coma and death within one hour to several days.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Le premier signe de maladie est la raideur et la répugnance aux déplacements, accompagnées d'une fièvre élevée 42 °. Un signe caractéristique est le port de la tête en avant sur l'encolure allongée.

Spanish

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