medical treatments
Prescribed healthcare procedures
Medical treatments are interventions intended to cure, manage, or alleviate illness, injury, or disease.
The term encompasses an enormous range of approaches, from pharmaceuticals and surgery to physical therapy and radiation.
She explored various medical treatments before deciding on chemotherapy.
Treatment implies an active response to a health problem, distinguishing it from prevention or diagnosis.
In plural form, it often suggests multiple options or a course of care over time.
- vaccination programsOrganized public inoculation efforts
- clinical trialHuman subject research experiment
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
- organ transplantMoving tissue between bodies
knee replacement · antibiotics · massage therapy · antidepressants · appendectomy · occupational therapy · physical therapy · bypass surgery · cognitive behavioral therapy · blood transfusions · antipsychotics · dialysis · art therapy · laparoscopic surgery · laser surgery · root canal · speech therapy · chemotherapy
medical treatmentspreventive care
Health maintenance before disease
prevention · prophylaxis · preventive medicine · vaccination · wellness programs
medical treatmentsdiagnosis
Identification of illness
diagnostic testing · medical diagnosis · diagnostic tests · diagnostic procedures · clinical assessment
medical treatmentsmedical neglect
Failure to provide healthcare
watchful waiting · palliative care · comfort care · hospice care · do not resuscitate