co-morbidities
Additional health problems
Co-morbidities are additional medical conditions that exist alongside a primary diagnosis.
A patient hospitalized for heart failure might have co-morbidities of diabetes and kidney disease.
The term appears frequently in clinical settings where multiple conditions complicate treatment: Her co-morbidities increased the surgical risk.
Also spelled comorbidities.
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- depressionProlonged low state
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
anxiety · arthritis · asthma · stroke · liver-disease · cancer · dementia · Alzheimer's
State of being complicated
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- costRequired payment amount
- chronicPersisting over time
Care for an ailment
- polypharmacyUsing numerous drugs concurrently
- multidisciplinaryInvolving several academic fields
- patient-centeredPrioritizing individual care needs
- adherenceFaithful following of something
compliance · monitoring · follow-up · protocol · guidelines · optimization · self-management
Making something more severe
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
contraindication · cascade · compounding · overlapping · aggravation · interdependence · complexity · multiplicative
Identification of illness
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- screeningEvaluative selection process
prognosis · outcomes · patient · differential · etiology · pathophysiology
diabetes
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- depressionProlonged low state
COPD · anxiety · arthritis · asthma · stroke · liver-disease · cancer · dementia · Alzheimer's · epilepsy
complexity
State of being complicated
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- costRequired payment amount
treatment
Care for an ailment
- polypharmacyUsing numerous drugs concurrently
- multidisciplinaryInvolving several academic fields
- patient-centeredPrioritizing individual care needs
adherence · compliance · monitoring · follow-up · protocol · guidelines · optimization · self-management
exacerbation
Making something more severe
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
amplification · contraindication · cascade · compounding · overlapping · aggravation · interdependence · complexity · multiplicative · bidirectional
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
screening · prognosis · outcomes · patient · differential · etiology · pathophysiology
co-morbiditiesclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
perfect health · good health · wellness · health · disease-free