housecall
Physician travels bedside
A housecall is a professional visit to someone's home, especially by a doctor to examine a patient.
The practice was once standard but became rare as medicine centralized in clinics and hospitals: Doctors don't make housecalls anymore.
The term extends to other professionals who come to you: The vet makes housecalls for elderly pets.
Also spelled house call.
Licensed medical healer
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
examination · patient · treatment · prescription · checkup · consultation · thermometer · auscultation
Unable to leave mattress
convalescent · shut-in · nonambulatory · frail · invalid · quarantined · caregiver · dependent
Quaintly obsolete in method
- black-bagIllegal covert search
- villageSmall rural community
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
bedside · old-fashioned · fee-for-service · knocker · lamp · Victorian · rural
Scrutinize for problems
- equineOf the horse family
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- horseDomesticated riding animal
ranch · barn · stable · vaccination · deworming · lambing · calving
Remote medical care delivery
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- same-dayWithin twenty-four hours
- phlebotomistOne who draws blood
- telehealthMedical care delivered remotely
doctor
Licensed medical healer
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
diagnosis · examination · patient · treatment · prescription · checkup · consultation · thermometer · auscultation · symptoms
bedridden
Unable to leave mattress
immobile · convalescent · shut-in · nonambulatory · frail · invalid · quarantined · caregiver · dependent · palliative
horse-and-buggy
Quaintly obsolete in method
apothecary · bedside · old-fashioned · fee-for-service · knocker · lamp · Victorian · rural
vet
Scrutinize for problems
- equineOf the horse family
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
horse · ranch · barn · stable · vaccination · deworming · lambing · calving
telemedicine
Remote medical care delivery
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- same-dayWithin twenty-four hours
- phlebotomistOne who draws blood
housecalloffice visit
Scheduled healthcare appointment
hospital visit · outpatient visit · doctor's office · emergency room visit · walk-in clinic
house, call, houses, housed, housing, housebound, household, housewife, housekeeper