multidisciplinary team
A group of healthcare professionals from different specialities who work together on a patient's care.
Example: A multidisciplinary team reviewed her treatment plan.
B216 words · Upper-intermediate
Healthcare vocabulary — B2
Healthcare vocabulary for clinical practice, including the multidisciplinary team, triage, a drug's contraindication or side effect and palliative care planning.
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Describes medical treatment based on the best available scientific research, rather than tradition or opinion.
Example:
The clinic follows strict evidence-based guidelines.
contraindication
A reason not to use a particular treatment or drug because it could cause harm.
Example:
Her allergy is a contraindication for that medicine.
prophylaxis
Treatment given to prevent a disease before it happens.
Example:
Travellers are offered malaria prophylaxis before the trip.
incidence
/ˈɪnsədəns/The rate at which new cases of a disease occur in a population over a period of time.
Example:
The incidence of the illness fell after the vaccine rollout.
prevalence
/ˈprɛvələns/The total number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a given time.
Example:
The study measured the prevalence of diabetes in the region.
discharge planning
Preparing a patient and arranging support for their care before they leave hospital.
Example:
Discharge planning began as soon as she was stable.
triage
/ˈtraɪɪdʒ/Sorting patients by how urgently they need treatment.
Example:
The nurse used triage to decide who needed care first.
palliative care
Medical care focused on comfort and quality of life for people with a serious illness.
Example:
The hospice provided palliative care for patients in their final months.
relapse
/riˈlæps/When an illness returns or gets worse after a period of improvement.
Example:
He suffered a relapse just weeks after finishing treatment.
vital signs
The basic measurements of a patient's condition.
Example:
Vital signs are recorded every four hours on that ward.
dosage
/ˈdoʊsədʒ/The amount of a medicine to be taken at one time.
Example:
The dosage was halved and the side effects stopped.
side effect
An unwanted result of taking a medicine.
Example:
One side effect was listed and three were reported.
care plan
A written plan setting out a patient's treatment.
Example:
The care plan had not been updated since admission.
outpatient
/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt/A patient who is treated without staying overnight.
Example:
The whole procedure is now done as an outpatient.
screening
/ˈskrinɪŋ/Testing people who have no symptoms to find disease early.
Example:
Screening picked it up two years before anything would have.
