Psychologie cliniqueLa visée de la psychologie clinique est de faire accéder le patient à la cessation de ses souffrances psychiques. Dans cette optique, le clinicien tente d'isoler et de comprendre les signes cliniques et symptômes qui touchent l'individu. Selon André Rey c’est le suisse Edouard Claparède qui a le premier utilisé le terme de « psychologie clinique », qui devait selon lui permettre de « transporter les ressources de la psychologie expérimentale au lit du malade ».
Imagerie par résonance magnétiqueL'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) est une technique d' permettant d'obtenir des vues en deux ou en trois dimensions de l'intérieur du corps de façon non invasive avec une résolution en contraste relativement élevée. L'IRM repose sur le principe de la résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN) qui utilise les propriétés quantiques des noyaux atomiques pour la spectroscopie en analyse chimique. L'IRM nécessite un champ magnétique puissant et stable produit par un aimant supraconducteur qui crée une magnétisation des tissus par alignement des moments magnétiques de spin.
Critical care nursingCritical care nursing is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life threatening diseases. Critical care nurses can be found working in a wide variety of environments and specialties, such as general intensive care units, medical intensive care units, surgical intensive care units, trauma intensive care units, coronary care units, cardiothoracic intensive care units, burns unit, paediatrics and some trauma center emergency departments.
Respiratory arrestRespiratory arrest is a medical condition caused by apnea or respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not sustain the body (such as agonal breathing). Prolonged apnea refers to a patient who has stopped breathing for a long period of time. If the heart muscle contraction is intact, the condition is known as respiratory arrest. An abrupt stop of pulmonary gas exchange lasting for more than five minutes may permanently damage vital organs, especially the brain. Lack of oxygen to the brain causes loss of consciousness.
Third-degree atrioventricular blockThird-degree atrioventricular block (AV block) is a medical condition in which the electrical impulse generated in the sinoatrial node (SA node) in the atrium of the heart can not propagate to the ventricles. Because the impulse is blocked, an accessory pacemaker in the lower chambers will typically activate the ventricles. This is known as an escape rhythm. Since this accessory pacemaker also activates independently of the impulse generated at the SA node, two independent rhythms can be noted on the electrocardiogram (ECG).
ThoraxLe thorax est une région anatomique de certains animaux vertébrés ou arthropodes. Chez l'homme et les mammifères, c'est la région située entre le cou et l'abdomen. Il comporte la cage thoracique, qui contient notamment le cœur et les poumons. Concernant l'homme en station debout, le thorax ou poitrine en partie antérieure s'oppose au dos en partie postérieure, comme le ventre s'oppose au « bas du dos ». Le thorax des animaux est souvent appelé poitrail.
Protocol (science)In natural and social science research, a protocol is most commonly a predefined procedural method in the design and implementation of an experiment. Protocols are written whenever it is desirable to standardize a laboratory method to ensure successful replication of results by others in the same laboratory or by other laboratories. Additionally, and by extension, protocols have the advantage of facilitating the assessment of experimental results through peer review.
Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the M.D. degree nomenclature. In England, however, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery was used and eventually in the 19th century became the standard in Scotland too.
Persistance du canal artérielLa persistance du canal artériel est un état pathologique résultant de l’absence de fermeture physiologique du canal artériel à la naissance. Ce canal est un des dispositifs de la circulation sanguine fœtale ; il joint l’aorte et l’artère pulmonaire. La présence du canal artériel étant normale chez le fœtus, il est impossible de prévoir cette anomalie avant la naissance. À la naissance, le canal artériel persistant se transforme en un shunt artério-veineux laissant passer du sang de l’aorte vers l’artère pulmonaire.
Clinical clerkshipClinical clerkships encompass a period of medical education in which students – medical, nursing, dental, or otherwise – practice medicine under the supervision of a health practitioner. In medical education, a clerkship, or rotation, refers to the practice of medicine by medical students (M.D., D.O., D.P.M) during their final year(s) of study. Traditionally, the first half of medical school trains students in the classroom setting, and the second half takes place in a teaching hospital.
