undertreat
Provide insufficient care
To undertreat is to provide insufficient treatment, especially medical care that falls short of what a condition requires.
Doctors may undertreat pain out of fear of addiction, or undertreat infections with too-short antibiotic courses.
Studies show that women's heart attacks are often undertreated compared to men's.
The noun undertreatment describes this pattern.
Identify fewer cases than exist
- underprescribeGive too few medications
- underdoseInadequate medication quantity
- misdiagnosisIncorrect identification of ailment
- delayedMade to wait longer
undertreatment · noncompliance · preventable · screening · suboptimal · insufficient · inadequate · deficient
Measurable difference between things
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- barriersThings blocking access
- uninsuredLacking protective coverage
- underinsuranceInadequate policy coverage
underfunded · understaffed · rationing · shortage · accessibility · vulnerable · marginalized · underserved
Capable of being stopped
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- progressionSequential forward movement
- worseningBecoming more severe
harm · danger · vulnerability · exposure · adverse · morbidity · mortality · suffering
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- dismissedReleased from duty
- disregardedNot given consideration
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
omission · inattention · carelessness · lapse · dereliction · abandonment · oversight · failure
underdiagnose
Identify fewer cases than exist
- underprescribeGive too few medications
- underdoseInadequate medication quantity
- misdiagnosisIncorrect identification of ailment
delayed · undertreatment · noncompliance · preventable · screening · suboptimal · insufficient · inadequate · deficient · incomplete
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- barriersThings blocking access
- uninsuredLacking protective coverage
underinsurance · underfunded · understaffed · rationing · shortage · accessibility · vulnerable · marginalized · underserved · neglected
preventable
Capable of being stopped
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- progressionSequential forward movement
worsening · harm · danger · vulnerability · exposure · adverse · morbidity · mortality · suffering · decline
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- dismissedReleased from duty
- disregardedNot given consideration
negligence · omission · inattention · carelessness · lapse · dereliction · abandonment · oversight · failure · shortchanged
undertreatovertreat
Provide excessive medical care
overtreating · overmedicate · overtreatment · intensive treatment · overmanage