high-risk patient
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhigh-riskandpatient
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high-risk
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌhaɪˈrɪsk/us/ˌhaɪˈrɪsk/
involving a greater than usual amount ...
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patient
noun[C]
uk/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist ...
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The doctor needs to decide quickly whether the victim should be treated as a low-risk or ahigh-riskpatient.
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A moral dilemma is created if ahigh-riskpatientseems to be willing to accept the risk of a bad outcome and presses for transplant.
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Thehigh-riskpatientwas male, with head and neck cancer or myeloma, advanced disease, little social or cultural support, and limited treatment options.
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Additional clinical trials to identifyhigh-riskpatientsubgroups that would most benefit from the drug are needed.
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The doctor will be paid for ahigh-riskpatient.
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For example, a low-risk patient must have a larger induration for a positive than ahigh-riskpatient.
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It assumes all dialysis machines are available for use and none are under repair, kept as spare, or dedicated for high-risk patients.
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In a prospective study of high-risk patients in an acute hospital setting, the development of a new pressure ulcer predicted death within one year.
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The selection of high-risk patients involves an assessment of both clinical and angiographic characteristics.
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In very high-risk patients they can, however, be used in addition to anticoagulants.
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Regional lymph nodes were included only in high-risk patients.
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Despite all these measures, postoperative complications will still occur, and there is need for vigilance for the early signs of atelectasis, particularly in high-risk patients.
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The key factor then becomes how effectively these high-risk patients can be identified.
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This new approach allows a staged univentricular repair without the need for a surgical completion, thus being a promising approach for high-risk patients.
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Using predischarge appointments to improve continuity of care for high-risk patients.
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They should also consider including psychiatrists early in the care of high-risk patients to improve detection of and early intervention for delirium.
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