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Direct Fick method — The Direct Fick method is a method of measuring cardiac output using the Fick principle. It divides the oxygen intake by the difference in oxygen content of aortic blood and mixed venous blood. v … Wikipedia
Fick principle — fik n a generalization in physiology which states that blood flow is proportional to the difference in concentration of a substance in the blood as it enters and leaves an organ and which is used to determine cardiac output from the difference in … Medical dictionary
Fick formula — the equation used to determine cardiac output in the Fick method … Medical dictionary
Fick principle — Developed by Adolf Eugen Fick (1829 1901), the Fick principle was first devised as a technique for measuring cardiac output. However, its underlying principles may be applied in a variety of clinical situations.The essence of the Fick principle… … Wikipedia
method — The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. SEE ALSO: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. [G. methodos; fr. meta, after, + hodos, way] Abell Kendall m. a … Medical dictionary
Fick's first law of diffusion formula etc. — (fiks) [Adolf Eugen Fick, German physiologist, 1829–1901] see under formula, law, method, and principle … Medical dictionary
Fick — Adolf, German physician, 1829–1901. See F. method, F. principle … Medical dictionary
Fick procedure — see under method … Medical dictionary
Adolf Eugen Fick — Infobox Scientist box width = 300px name = Adolf Fick image size = 200px caption = Adolf Eugen Fick (1829 1901) birth date = 1 April 1829 birth place = Kassel, Germany death date = 21 August 1901 death place = Blankenberge, Flanders residence =… … Wikipedia
Direct Fick — The Direct Fick Method is a method of measuring cardiac output using the Fick Principle. It divides the oxygen intake by the difference in oxygen content of aortic blood and mixed venous blood. It has been criticized as inaccurate by some because … Wikipedia
