must be contacted by the staff in the operating room so that the patientâs post-operative. recovery in a single room either in Variety Ward or ICU can be arranged. 6 Protective Isolation. Protective Isolation is designed to protect patients who are severely immunocompromised.
uk â /Î¸Êm/ us â /Î¸Êm/. B1 the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things up easily. Examples. The thorn was embedded in her thumb. She hit her thumb with the hammer. I gave my thumb quite a nip with the pliers. I sucked my thumb until I was seven.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Pain is the first and most common symptom of thumb arthritis. Pain can occur at the base of your thumb when you grip, grasp or pinch an object, or use your thumb to apply force. Other signs and symptoms might include: Swelling, stiffness and tenderness at the base of your thumb.