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31therapeutic window — n 1) the range of dosage of a drug or of its concentration in a bodily system that provides safe effective therapy <the narrow therapeutic window...the effect may go from therapeutic to toxic with an increase of just 10 micrograms per… …
32Therapeutic drug monitoring — is a branch of clinical chemistry that specializes in the measurement of medication levels in blood. Its main focus is on drugs with a narrow therapeutic range, i.e. drugs that can easily be under or overdosed.In pharmacology, many medications… …
33Therapeutic window — (or pharmaceutical window) is an index for estimation of drug dosage which can treat disease effectively while staying within the safety range. In other words, it is the dosage of a medication between the amount that gives an effect (effective… …
34Therapeutic horseback riding — Therapeutic horseback riding, also known as an Equine Assisted Activity, or Adaptive Riding is for individuals with a range of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social disabilities. There are several different kinds of programs that utilize… …
35Therapeutic privilege — (or therapeutic exception ) refers to an uncommon situation whereby a doctor may be excused from revealing information to a patient when there is sufficient evidence that the patient is not psychiatrically or emotionally stable to handle that… …
36Therapeutic lying — is the controversial practice of lying to patients who repeatedly forget traumatic facts. [cite web|url=http://www.loudountimes.com/blogs/home caregiver connection/2007 09 11/therapeutic lying or unethical behavior/|title=Therapeutic Lying or… …
37therapeutic nihilism — n skepticism regarding the worth of therapeutic agents esp. in a particular disease * * * skepticism regarding the therapeutic value of drugs or treatment procedures …
38Therapeutic Pink — was the title of a theatrical cartoon short starring the Pink Panther in 1977. In this short film, the Pink Panther is hungry, and as he roams the streets, a dog bites and holds onto his tail, so the panther goes to a doctor to have the dog… …
39Therapeutic Crisis Intervention — is a crisis management protocol developed by Cornell University for residential child care facilities. The purpose of the TCI protocol is to provide a crisis prevention and intervention model for residential child care facilities which will… …
40therapeutic index — n a measure of the relative desirability of a drug for the attaining of a particular medical end that is usu. expressed as the ratio of the largest dose producing no toxic symptoms to the smallest dose routinely producing cures * * * the ratio of …
