hospitalizations
Inpatient treatment periods
Hospitalizations are instances of being admitted to a hospital for treatment.
The word appears frequently in medical statistics and health policy discussions: COVID hospitalizations surged during the winter months.
Insurance plans may cover a certain number of hospitalizations per year.
The term emphasizes the event of admission rather than the duration of stay.
Entry or confession
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- wardProtected person; division
medical records · inpatient · length of stay · billing · readmission · transfer · paperwork · copay
Emergency medical transport
- ERAcute care department
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
admission · acute · crisis · resuscitation · stabilize · code blue · urgent · first responders
Release of substance outward
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- recuperationGradual return to health
healing · aftercare · rest · follow-up · home care · outpatient · wellness · strength
Therapeutic substance for illness
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
ventilator · monitoring · tests · imaging · bloodwork · antibiotics · dialysis · chemotherapy
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
chronic · fever · influenza · tuberculosis · sepsis · stroke · heart attack · COVID
Healthcare provider, bedside
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- bedsideNear the mattress
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- chartingRecording data visually
monitoring · compassion · caregiver · attendant · hygiene · feeding · bathing · advocacy
Surgical procedure venue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
suture · recovery room · transplant · bypass · appendectomy · resection · laparoscopy · arthroscopy
admission
Entry or confession
ward · medical records · inpatient · length of stay · billing · readmission · transfer · paperwork · copay · coverage
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- ERAcute care department
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
triage · admission · acute · crisis · resuscitation · stabilize · code blue · urgent · first responders · medevac
discharge
Release of substance outward
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
recuperation · healing · aftercare · rest · follow-up · home care · outpatient · wellness · strength · mobility
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- IVVein-delivered medication method
transfusion · ventilator · monitoring · tests · imaging · bloodwork · antibiotics · dialysis · chemotherapy · radiation
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
cancer · chronic · fever · influenza · tuberculosis · sepsis · stroke · heart attack · COVID · malaria
nurse
Healthcare provider, bedside
charting · monitoring · compassion · caregiver · attendant · hygiene · feeding · bathing · advocacy · family visits
operating room
Surgical procedure venue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
incision · suture · recovery room · transplant · bypass · appendectomy · resection · laparoscopy · arthroscopy · post-op
- patient intakename, date of birth, address, phone number, allergies
- Malariamalaria, vivax, Anopheles, mosquito, parasite
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
hospitalizationsoutpatient care
Healthcare without hospitalization
ambulatory care · home care · home health care · day surgery · self-care
hospitalizationsdischarges
Releases or sends forth
releases · remissions · recoveries · good health · wellness
- hospitalization rateFrequency of medical admissions