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Etymology: AS, brycg 1 a nursing technique of positioning a patient so that bony prominences are free of pressure on the mattress by using pads, bolsters of foam rubber, or pillows to distribute body weight over a larger surface. 2 a nursing technique for supporting a part of the body, such as the testicles in treating orchitis, using a Bellevue bridge made of a towel or other material. 3 a physical rehabilitation technique that strengthens abdominal and leg muscles. Reclining with knees bent, the patient plants the feet on a firm surface and lifts the buttocks off the surface. Bridging Cardiology A term for systolic narrowing of the left anterior descending coronary artery seen by angiography as an isolated finding during cardiac catheterization or in patients with coronary artery disease, left ventricular hypertrophy or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Clinical research The transitioning of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities from the bench to the bedside Computers A LAN interconnection device which operates at the data link layer Pathology See Bridging fibrosis, Bridging necrosis Traumatology The ‘spanning’ of breaks in the skin by blood vessels, seen after a blunt object strikes tightened skin, rupturing the epidermis and dermis while blood vessels—being more mobile—remain intact, ‘bridging’ the gap bridging Cardiology A term for the systolic narrowing of the left anterior descending coronary artery seen by angiography as an isolated finding during cardiac catheterization or in Pts with CAD, left ventricular hypertrophy or hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy. Cf Rattail, Sawfish patterns TraumatologyThe 'spanning' of breaks in the skin by blood vessels, seen after a blunt object strikes tightened skin, rupturing the epidermis and dermis while blood vessels–being
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