critical care unit

Severe illness ward

A critical care unit is a specialized hospital department equipped to treat patients with severe, life-threatening conditions requiring constant monitoring and intensive medical intervention.

Also called an intensive care unit or ICU, it typically has a higher ratio of nurses to patients than regular hospital wards and specialized equipment for supporting failing organs.

She spent three days in the critical care unit after the accident.

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sepsis · anesthesiologist · defibrillator · vital signs · tracheostomy · ECMO · nurse · pulse oximeter · respiratory therapist · cardiac arrest · doctor · dialysis machine · myocardial infarction · blood pressure · dietitian · trauma surgeon · round the clock · drip

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urgency/acuity of condition

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Facility promoting physical wellbeing

preventive care · routine checkup · annual physical · stable condition · walk-in clinic

care setting formality

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Assistance provided at residence

hospice care · home health · outpatient care · community health center · nursing home

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