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Managed pressure drilling

Managed pressure drilling (MPD) is an adaptive drilling process that precisely controls annular pressure throughout the wellbore, avoiding influx of formation fluids in narrow-window reservoirs.

Managed retreat

Managed retreat is the deliberate relocation of people, infrastructure, or coastal defenses away from flood- and erosion-prone areas, letting the sea reclaim previously defended land.

Managed services

Managed services are ongoing IT or business functions a provider delivers and operates under contract, with the provider, not the customer, responsible for outcomes defined in a service-level agreement.

Managed trade

Managed trade is the use of quantitative restrictions and numerical targets by governments to achieve measurable trade results, by mutual agreement or under threat of trade action.

Management

Management, also called corporate management, is the coordination of people and resources toward an organization's goals by employees who plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.

Management accounting

Management accounting, also called managerial accounting, is the branch of accounting that produces financial and non-financial information for an organization's own managers, supporting planning, control, and decision making.

Management and control of plant viral diseases

Management and control of plant viral diseases is entirely preventive, because no cure exists for infected plants; resistant cultivars, certified virus-free stock, and vector management are the main tactics.

Management and prognosis of bradyarrhythmia and conduction disease

Management of bradyarrhythmia and conduction disease covers treating slow heart rhythms: symptom-based pacing decisions, atropine and temporary pacing, culprit drug withdrawal, and the poor prognosis of untreated complete AV block.

Management and treatment of congenital disorders of glycosylation

Treatment of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) relies on targeted supplements like mannose, galactose, fucose, and manganese for a few subtypes, with supportive care for the rest.

Management by objectives

Management by objectives, also called managing by objectives, is a performance management process in which managers and employees jointly set goals and appraise results, introduced by Peter Drucker in 1954.

Management consulting

Management consulting, also called strategy consulting or management consultancy, is an advisory service in which independent outsiders help organizations identify management problems, recommend solutions, and help implement them.

Management control system

A management control system (MCS) is the set of routines and procedures managers use to keep organizational activity aligned with objectives, covering budgets, incentives, monitoring, and culture.

Management Data Input/Output

Management Data Input/Output, or MDIO, is a two-wire serial bus, also called the Serial Management Interface, defined by IEEE 802.3 that reads and writes the configuration registers of Ethernet PHYs.

Management discussion and analysis

Management discussion and analysis (MD&A) is the narrative section of a company's annual and quarterly reports in which management explains its financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

Management information base

A management information base (MIB) is a virtual store of managed objects describing a network device's state and behavior, accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Management information system

A management information system (MIS) is a computer-based system that collects, processes, and distributes data to support decision-making in an organization's operations, management, and planning.

Management of acute coronary syndrome

Management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) covers emergency care of unstable angina, NSTEMI, and STEMI. The 2025 ACC/AHA guideline sets ECG within 10 minutes, hs-cTn 1-2 h rule-out, primary PCI or fibrinolysis within 12 h, and cardiac rehabilitation referral.

Management of alopecia areata

Treatment of alopecia areata is matched to severity: corticosteroids for mild patchy hair loss, and oral JAK inhibitors like baricitinib and ritlecitinib for severe disease.

Management of hemoglobinopathies

Management of hemoglobinopathies, including sickle-cell disease and thalassemia, uses regular transfusion, iron chelation, hydroxyurea, hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, and recently approved gene therapies to correct or bypass the underlying hemoglobin defect.

Management of hemorrhagic stroke

Management of hemorrhagic stroke is the acute treatment of bleeding within the skull, chiefly intracerebral hemorrhage and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, through blood-pressure lowering, anticoagulant reversal, and surgery.

Management of HIV/AIDS

Management of HIV/AIDS is the combination of antiretroviral therapy, clinical monitoring, and prevention that suppresses the virus; combination ART introduced in 1996 made HIV a manageable chronic condition.

Management of lymphedema

Management of lymphedema treats swelling using complete decongestive therapy, compression, skin care, and exercise, with surgery such as lymphovenous bypass reserved for patients who do not respond.

Management of marrow-failure anemias

Management of marrow-failure anemias hinges on cause: acquired aplastic anemia responds to immunosuppression with horse ATG, ciclosporin, and eltrombopag, whereas inherited syndromes such as Fanconi anemia require stem-cell transplantation.

Management of muscular dystrophy

Management of muscular dystrophy is the coordinated long-term supportive care of people with muscular dystrophies, especially Duchenne, combining rehabilitation, orthoses, corticosteroids, cardiac and respiratory surveillance, ventilation, and surgery.

Management of orthostatic hypotension

Management of orthostatic hypotension is the treatment of an abnormal blood pressure fall on standing, using drug review, salt and water loading, compression, and pressor drugs.

Management of polycystic kidney disease

Management of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) covers treatments that slow cyst-driven kidney enlargement and function loss, control blood pressure, and plan transplantation or dialysis when kidneys fail.

Management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the goal-directed medical and lifestyle treatment of a chronic endocrine condition, with combined pills for irregular periods, metformin for metabolic health, and letrozole for infertility.

Management of prostate cancer

Management of prostate cancer, also called active surveillance or watchful waiting for low-risk disease, covers risk-stratified treatment: surgery, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and PSMA-targeted radiopharmaceuticals, guided by Gleason score, Grade Group, PSA, and staging.

Management of solitary bees as crop pollinators

Management of solitary bees as crop pollinators is the rearing, nesting provision, and deployment of solitary bee species, mainly leafcutter and mason bees, for crop pollination.

Management of systemic lupus erythematosus

Management of systemic lupus erythematosus is the long-term treatment of the chronic autoimmune disease, built on universal hydroxychloroquine, minimal glucocorticoids, early immunosuppressives or biologics, and structured monitoring.