intervention
(in″tәr-ven´shәn)
a procedure done in the hopes of improving health or changing the course of a disease.
crisis intervention
counseling or psychotherapy for patients in a life crisis that is directed at supporting the patient through the crisis and
helping the patient cope with the stressful event that precipitated it.
percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)
treatment of coronary artery occlusion by any of various catheter-based techniques, such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, atherectomy, angioplasty using an excimer laser, or implantation of a coronary stent or similar device.
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