hospitalist
Hospital-based doctor
A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in caring for patients during hospital stays rather than maintaining an outpatient practice.
The hospitalist manages treatment from admission through discharge, coordinating with specialists and the patient's regular doctor.
The role emerged in the 1990s as hospitals sought to improve efficiency and continuity of inpatient care: The hospitalist adjusted her medications overnight.
Doctor of internal organs
- board-certifiedFormally approved by examiners
- attendingBeing at an event
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
subspecialty · consultant · geriatric · palliative · academic · community · employed · locums
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- chartingRecording data visually
consultation · differential · symptomatology · etiology · protocols · management · medication · monitoring
Entry or confession
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- bedsideNear the mattress
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
floor · unit · ICU · stepdown · observation · transfer · readmission · throughput
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dietitianLicensed food and nutrition expert
- chaplainInstitutional clergy member
interpreter · specialist · consultant · family · communication · coordination · collaboration
Protected person; division
- bedsideNear the mattress
- roundingAdjusting to simpler values
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
progress · nursing · pharmacy · therapy · attending · residents · discussion · presentation
internist
Doctor of internal organs
- board-certifiedFormally approved by examiners
- attendingBeing at an event
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
residency · subspecialty · consultant · geriatric · palliative · academic · community · employed · locums
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- prognosisPredicted disease course
charting · consultation · differential · symptomatology · etiology · protocols · management · medication · monitoring · vitals
admission
Entry or confession
recovery · floor · unit · ICU · stepdown · observation · transfer · readmission · throughput · capacity
physician
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dietitianLicensed food and nutrition expert
chaplain · interpreter · specialist · consultant · family · communication · coordination · collaboration
ward
Protected person; division
- bedsideNear the mattress
- roundingAdjusting to simpler values
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
teamwork · progress · nursing · pharmacy · therapy · attending · residents · discussion · presentation · sign-out
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, MD
- healthcare workersdoctor, nurse, surgeon, dentist, paramedic
- hospital staffdoctor, department head, surgeon, attending physician, physician
- hospitalizationinpatient, admission, discharge papers, patient room, ICU
- medical jobsdoctor, nurse practitioner, physician, registered nurse, surgeon
- Medical Staffdoctor, nurse practitioner, physician, surgeon, intern
hospitalistprimary care physician
Main healthcare provider
family doctor · general practitioner · PCP · family practitioner
- southern hospitalityRegional tradition of warmth
- hospitality industryBusinesses serving guests' comfort
- hospitality workerTourism industry employee
- Irish hospitalityLegendary welcome from Ireland
- Texas hospitalityGenerous welcome, Texan style
- hospitality suiteVenue for hosting visitors
hospitality, hospitalized, hospitalize, hospitalization, hospitalizing, hospitalizations, hospitalists