| NYHA | New York Heart Association Heart Disease에 대한 Functional Classification &nbs... |
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| PAS | para aminosalicylate; Parent Attitude Scale; patient administration system; patient appointments and... |
| PCM | patient care manager or management; patient classification system; primary cutaneous melanoma; proce... |
| PDS | pain-dysfunction syndrome; paroxysmal depolarizing shift; patient data system; Patient-Doctor Societ... |
| PMP | pain management program; patient management program; patient medication profile; peripheral myelin p... |
| patient care planning | Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| patient care team | Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organised under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient-centreed care | Design of patient care wherein institutional resources and personnel are organised around patients rather than around specialised departments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient compliance | Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient controlled analgesia | <anaesthetics, procedure> Self-administration of analgesics by a patient instructed in doing so, usually refers to self-dosing with intravenous opioid (for example, morphine) administered by means of a programmable pump. (16 Dec 1997) |
| patient credit and collection | Accounting procedures for determining credit status and methods of obtaining payment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient discharge | The administrative process of discharging the patient, live or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient education | The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient escort service | A special service provided by volunteers to accompany patients who need help in moving about the health facility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient identification systems | Organised procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient isolation | The segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient isolators | Equipment used to prevent contamination of and by patients, especially those with bacterial infections. This includes plastic surgical isolators and isolators used to protect immunocompromised patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient participation | Patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient readmission | Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient satisfaction | The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial. (12 Dec 1998) |