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compliance /com·pli·ance/ (kom-pli´ans) the quality of yielding to pressure without disruption, or an expression of the ability to do so, as an expression of the distensibility of an air- or fluid-filled organ, e.g., lung or urinary bladder, in terms of unit of volume change per unit of pressure change. Symbol C.

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com·pli·ance (km-plns)

n.

1. A measure of the ease with which a structure or substance may be deformed, especially a measure of the ease with which a hollow organ may be distended.

2. The degree of constancy and accuracy with which a patient follows a prescribed regimen, as distinguished from adherence or maintenance.

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Compliance

A term used to describe how well a patient's behavior follows medical advice.

Mentioned in: Neurogenic Bladder

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compliance,

n 1. in physiological terms, the degree of suppleness of a form.
2. in terms of medical practice, the extent to which a patient implements the prescribed remedy. The term
concordance has recently been suggested to replace
compliance, which has the connotation of forcing the patient to follow the regime.

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compliance (komplī´ns),

n 1. the fulfillment by the patient of the health care professional's recommended course of treatment.
2. the fulfillment of oversight criteria and/or standards of care necessary for licensure, certification, and accreditation.

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compliance

1. the quality of yielding to pressure or force without disruption, or an expression of the measure of ability to do so, as an expression of the distensibility of an air- or fluid-filled organ, e.g. the lung or urinary bladder, in terms of unit of volume per unit of pressure.

The compliance of the lungs (C_L) and thorax (C_T) determine the elastic resistance to ventilation. The total compliance of the lungs and thorax (C_LT) is given by the formula 1/C_LT = 1/C_L + 1/C_T. C_L is measured by determining the intrapleural pressure at different end-inspiratory volumes. A balloon-tipped catheter is used to determine the intrapleural pressure, which is transmitted through the soft wall of the esophagus. C_L is usually divided by the functional residual capacity to give the specific compliance. Lung compliance is decreased in congestive heart failure and interstitial lung disease and increased in emphysema. C_LT can be measured by determining the change in lung volume for various amounts of pressure difference between the mouth and chest surface using a body plethysmograph.

2. The willingness to follow a prescribed course of treatment or the extent to which owners follow the veterinary advice given.

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blood vessel compliance

the ability of each blood vessel to expand, or contract, to best accommodate a particular volume, and a particular hydrostatic pressure of blood depends on the proportional composition, and the distribution, of its content of collagen, elastin, smooth muscle.

compliance Policy Guide

a 1984 addition to the (US) Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act which allows for the extralabel use of drug products, approved for use in other species, to be used in animals.