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It refers to the later stage of an infectious disease or illness when the patient recovers and returns to previous health, but may continue to be a source of infection to others even if feeling better. [1] In this sense, "recovery" can be considered a synonymous term.
Spontaneous remission, also called spontaneous healing or spontaneous regression, is an unexpected improvement or cure from a disease that usually progresses.These terms are commonly used for unexpected transient or final improvements in cancer.
An illness which is lifelong but not fatal is called a chronic condition. Terminal patients have options for disease management after diagnosis. Examples include caregiving, continued treatment, palliative and hospice care, and physician-assisted suicide. Decisions regarding management are made by the patient and their family, although medical ...
The recovery position is designed to prevent suffocation through obstruction of the airway, which can occur in unconscious supine patients. The supine patient is at risk of airway obstruction from two routes: Mechanical obstruction: In this instance, a physical object obstructs the airway of the patient.
Convalescence, the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness, injury, or operation; Cure, the end of a medical condition; Hair of the dog, or "recovery drinking", the practice of drinking off a hangover; Healing, the process of the restoration of health from an unbalanced, diseased or damaged organism
Madonna is feeling thankful one year after being hospitalized for a “life-threatening illness.” The singer, 65, celebrated the 4th of July in style and partied in a red strapless dress, which ...
In general medicine and psychiatry, recovery has long been used to refer to the end of a particular experience or episode of illness.The broader concept of "recovery" as a general philosophy and model was first popularized in regard to recovery from substance abuse/drug addiction, for example within twelve-step programs or the California Sober method.
Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated," it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for these deficiencies. It is a general term commonly used in medicine to describe a variety of situations.