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Passive immunity: Immunity produced by the transfer to one person of antibodies that were produced by another person. Protection from passive immunity diminishes in a relatively short time, usually a few weeks or months.
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Passive smokers are exposed to many toxins, say the authors. Some of those toxins may exist in a more 'concentrated' form in second-hand smoke than in smoke breathed in directly by smokers.
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Passive immunity involves antibodies that are produced in someone's body other than your own. Infants have passive immunity because they are born with antibodies that are transferred through the placenta from the mother.
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Passive exposure to cigarette smoke starts during pregnancy, not only if the mother smokes, but also if the husband or other adults in the household or workplace smoke.
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Passive heart monitoring tests may include:
Electrocardiogram (ECG). During an ECG, sensors (electrodes) that can detect the electrical activity of your heart are attached to your chest and sometimes to your limbs.
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PASSIVE CONGESTION OF CHEST"Apply Fomentation over chest for 10 minutes every hour; during the interval between, apply a Cold Compress, renewing it every 15 minutes, rubbing surface well at each change. This condition most frequently occurs in fevers.
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Passive cigarette smoking - Nonsmokers who inhale the cigarette fumes of smokers have an increased risk of developing lung cancer.
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PASSIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY: Process in which individuals with advanced disease (who have low levels of HIV antibody production) are infused with plasma rich in HIV antibodies or an immunoglobulin concentrate (HIVIG) from such plasma.
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passive antibody therapy
Treatment with injections of antibodies made in another animal or in the laboratory.
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Once passive motion is achieved, your baby will likely need to wear a splint during the night throughout infancy and during periods of rapid growth.
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Radon K. Passive smoke exposure: a risk factor for chronic bronchitis and asthma in adults? Chest. 2002; 122(3): 1086-1090.
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Limits are passively set (without provocation) when you place safety latches on cabinets to protect children from poisons or other dangerous elements around the house.
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Smokers and passive smokers (ie. those in regular close proximity to someone smoking) are more prone to suffer asthma and other respiratory disorders due to the damage caused by the smoke.
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Passalurus ambiguus; Passavant, Philippas; Passavant's bar; Passavant's cushion; Passavant's pad; Passavant's ridge; passenger; passe partout; passeres; passeriform; passerine; Passey, R; passiflora; passion; passional attitudes; passionist; passive; ...
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Following a bite from a rabid or possibly rabid animal, preventive treatment involves administration of immune globulin for passive immunization followed by vaccinations over several weeks for active immunization.
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Passive suicidal thoughts are fairly common in cancer patients. The relationships between suicidal tendency and the desire for hastened death, requests for physician-assisted suicide, and/or euthanasia are complicated and poorly understood.
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Yin is associated with cold, female, passive, downward, inward, dark, wet. Yang can be described as hot, male, active, upward, outward, light, dry, and so on. Nothing is either completely yin or yang.
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You will be asked to passively flex and extend your finger to see if motion increases the pain. Increased pain is suggestive of a deep infection in the sheath of the flexor tendon; this condition usually requires specialized care.
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Passive movement of an affected limb and frequent change of position in bed can keep the limbs strong and prevent bedsores.
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other people's smoke (secondhand smoke, or passive smoking)
air pollution
radiation at your job, for medical exams, or in your environment
asbestos
radon gas
industrial chemicals such as the byproducts from petroleum refining.
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Avoid passive smoking as best you can. Always have your reliever with you.
Ask people not to smoke in your presence, especially if you start to develop symptoms.
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"Before, people were passive about their care," says Lindsay. "Now they are more energized to take a greater interest." ...
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In a passive test, your health professional will move your leg and knee joint. In an active test, you use your muscles to move your leg and knee joint. At the same time your health professional will listen for popping, grinding, or clicking sounds.
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As a result, the depressed often sit around passively waiting for someone to love them. But love doesn't work that way. To get love and keep love you have to go out and be active and learn a variety of specific skills.
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Affinity oxygenatorOxygenator with specially treated heparin-coated Trillium biopassive surface for use in heart/lung bypass procedures. Mfg: Medtronic Perfusion Systems (formerly Avecor Cardiovascular). Source: PR Newswire - 2/25/98.
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Just as seeing is not the same as looking, hearing is not the same as listening. Hearing is passive. Listening is active.
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MECHANICAL VENTILATOR - Mechanically assisted breathing using a electrically powered device that forces oxygenated air into the lungs and then allow time for passive exhalation of air.
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Emphysema is most common in countries where smoking is prevalent. It is less common in countries where people smoke less. Passive smoking, or exposure to secondhand smoke, does increase a person's risk for emphysema.
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