What do we mean by prognosis?
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- What do we mean by prognosis?
- What is another word for prognosis?
- What is the meaning of prognosis and diagnosis?
- Does prognosis mean death?
- What does very poor prognosis mean?
- What's the opposite of prognosis?
- Who is a prognosticator?
- What do you put for prognosis?
- What is bad prognosis?
- What is prognosis in mental health?
What do we mean by prognosis?
Listen to pronunciation. (prog-NO-sis) The likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence.
What is another word for prognosis?
In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for prognosis, like: forecast, diagnosis, prediction, acromegaly, outlook, prophecy, guess, prognostication, projection, foresight and prospect.
What is the meaning of prognosis and diagnosis?
Since time is of the essence: diagnosis is used to identify a present disease, illness, problem, etc., by examination and observation (of signs and symptoms); prognosis refers to predicting the course of the diagnosed disease, illness, problem, etc., and determining treatment and outcome.
Does prognosis mean death?
Prognosis is a prediction or estimate of the chance of recovery or survival from a disease. Most healthcare providers give a prognosis based on statistics of how a disease acts in studies on the general population.
What does very poor prognosis mean?
A bad prognosis means there is little chance for recovery. Someone with a good or excellent prognosis is probably going to get better.
What's the opposite of prognosis?
What is the opposite of prognosis?
| hindsight | ignorance |
|---|---|
| postmortem | thoughtlessness |
Who is a prognosticator?
Definitions of prognosticator. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) synonyms: forecaster, predictor, soothsayer.
What do you put for prognosis?
Factors that influence prognosis include:
- Age.
- Gender.
- Duration of symptoms.
- How the symptoms are presenting (behaviors)
- Medical history and possible comorbidities.
- Family medical and mental health history.
- Risk factors.
- History of trauma.
What is bad prognosis?
A bad prognosis means there is little chance for recovery. Someone with a good or excellent prognosis is probably going to get better.
What is prognosis in mental health?
The term prognosis refers to making an educated guess about the expected outcome of any kind of health treatment, including mental health, in essence making a prediction of the process an individual may have to go through in order to heal, and the extent of healing expected to take place.
