bolus

Related to bolus: bolus dose, bolus injection

bolus

A doctor. What did the bolus say about your bloodwork?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bolus

(ˈboləs)
n. a physician. (From the Latin name for a pill.) The bolus kept trying to get me to lose weight.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pillow-biter
  • (something) blows
  • don't spare the horses
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • (as) gay as a three-dollar bill
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • a copy
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
References in periodicals archive
Mr Molao pointed out that ear-tagging was advantageous to farmers as they could tag their animals themselves, unlike with the bolus system where they depended on veterinary officers to place the bolus into the animal.
No plans to revert to bolus system
From table 1 it is clear that Time taken to achieve ideal intubating conditions after initial bolus dose that is TOF '0' among vecuronium and atracurium groups was 4.2 [+ or -] and 4.3 [+ or -] 0.8 min respectively and statistically similar in both the groups and were comparable with a p value =0.712.
COMPARISON OF INTRAOPERATIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION AND NEUROMUSCULAR RECOVERY FROM CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF VECURONIUM AND ATRACURIUM USING TRAIN-OF-FOUR
The following parameters were monitored: HR, mean arterial pressure (MAP), BIS during surgery and BIS before and after the inhalational bolus technique.
Comparison of Haemodynamic Response to Inhalational Bolus with Desflurane in Normotensive and Hypertensive Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
The primary objective of this study was to determine if the bolus IV insulin method was effective in treating DKA.
Audit of diabetic ketoacidosis management at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
Highly significant difference in adherence status between basal bolus and premix insulin was noted (p value <0.05).
DOES THE TYPE OF INSULIN REGIMEN MATTERS TO AFFECT ADHERENCE AND GLYCEMIC PROFILE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS?
After eight days, he suffered a cardiac arrest, ALS was started and intravenous bolus of 1.000.000 IU of urokinase was administered.
USE OF HIGH-DOSE OF UROKINASE DURING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION FOR CLINICALLY SUSPECTED MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Results: The Oxytocin when administered as an intravenous infusion showed statistically significant effects on heart rate when compared with bolus group from 1 minute to 15 minute (p<0.001).
COMPARISON OF HAEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF EQUIVALENT DOSE OF OXYTOCIN GIVEN AS BOLUS AND IN INFUSION
Further comparison between viscosities showed that the swallow durations of SMs and IMs in the pudding bolus condition were significantly longer than those in water and nectar bolus conditions in the same group (healthy group: P = 0.003 and P = 0.008; patient group: all P < 0.001).
Effect of Changes in Bolus Viscosity on Swallowing Muscles in Patients with Dysphagia after Stroke
According to the Canadian company, the 3D Bolus Software is an advanced software solution that enables the creation of customized personal medical devices using 3D printing in the treatment of cancer.
Adaptiiv wins US FDA's 510(k) clearance to market 3D Bolus Software in the treatment of cancer
In conjunction with HRM, impedance monitoring allowed tracking the swallowed bolus in relation to esophageal pressure topography.
Assessment of Esophageal High-Resolution Impedance Manometry in Patients with Nonobstructive Dysphagia
*Approximately, 6-7 units of bolus insulin before each major meal (TDS insulin
Applied carbohydrate counting
Due to inadequate supply of essential trace elements, supplementation of long acting rumen trace element bolus is considered important for the alleviation of the minerals deficiency (Alhidary et al., 2016a, b).
Trace Minerals in Blood and Colostrum in Naemi Ewes and their Neonates Fed with Long Term Prepartum Sustained-Release Trace Elements Ruminal Bolus
The next thing we want to tackle is trying to reduce the time from arrival to fluid bolus," said Dr.
Diabetic ketoacidosis: simple changes shorten door-to-insulin time
Thirty-eight children (aged 6-16 years) with a severe asthma attack that was not associated with an infection and that had failed to improve after two hours of standard therapy were randomly assigned to receive, in open-label fashion, a bolus of magnesium sulfate (50 mg per kg of body weight over 1 hour) or a high-dose prolonged magnesium sulfate infusion of (50 mg per kg per hour for 4 hours; maximum, 8 g over 4 hours).
High-dose intravenous magnesium for severe asthma
A swallowing will be triggered when the food transforms into a cohesive bolus [1].
Impact of the Breakdown Behavior on Chinese Traditional Stewed Pork with Brown Sauce: Physical Properties Using Microstructural Analysis