aftercare
af·ter·care
A0130800 (ăf′tər-kâr′)aftercare
(ˈɑːftəˌkɛə)af•ter•care
(ˈæf tərˌkɛər, ˈɑf-)n.
| Noun | 1. |  aftercare - care and treatment of a convalescent patient |
| 单词 | aftercare | |||
| 释义 | aftercareaf·ter·careA0130800 (ăf′tər-kâr′)aftercare(ˈɑːftəˌkɛə)af•ter•care(ˈæf tərˌkɛər, ˈɑf-)n.
aftercareaftercareaftercareaf·ter·care(af'ter-kār),aftercare(ăf′tər-kâr′)AftercareMedspeakUK The support or care that a person can expect to receive once discharged from inpatient care. Typically a discharge plan will be developed by the multidisciplinary team with the service user which will make clear what care and support will be provided.Types of aftercare Admission for inpatient care, outpatient care, care by the patient's GP, AHP care, community care. MedspeakUS A formal term for the usually informal counselling of a decedent’s survivors by friends and family. Nursing Rehabilitation therapy provided to a patient after surgery or other treatment. Psychiatry (1) Posthospitalisation rehabilitation designed to reinforce the effects of in-patient psychiatric treatment, and help the patient adjust to the outside world. (2) Post-loss/death support services to the bereaved or other traumatised individuals. Sexology The process of attending to a sexual partner’s physical or emotional needs after an “energetic” BDSM session, which may require support, reassurance, and tenderness following the physical pain and in response to a range of emotions from euphoria to depression. Surgery Postoperative care following major surgery, which involves monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and temperature. Breathing is often shallow because of anaesthesia; the patient may be reluctant to breathe deeply and may have pain from an abdominal incision. In aftercare, the patient is shown how to support the operative site while breathing deeply and coughing, and is given pain medication as necessary. Fluid intake and output is measured, and the operative site is observed for colour and wound drainage. Fluids are given IV for 24–48 hours, until the patient's diet is gradually increased and bowel activity resumes. The patient is generally allowed to walk approximately 8 hours after surgery. The average hospital stay, dependent upon overall recovery status, ranges from 6 to 8 days. Vox populiUS Child care that is provided after school. af·ter·care, after-care (aftĕr-kār)af·ter·care, after-care (aftĕr-kār)Patient discussion about aftercareQ. After Taxol/Carbo, then Alimta, treatments stopped because tumors no longer shrinking. Anything else to try? I was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer about 6 months ago. Because of the weaknessof my lungs due to advanced COPD, the Oncologist ruled out surgery & radiation soChemo was the only alternative. I am now under Hospice care. Q. What benefits could I expect after using diet therapy in the treatment of children diagnosed with autism? Q. I am a little confused because the doctors will give her chemotherapy after surgery. Is this treatment good? My wife`s painful breast cancer was diagnosed last month. She was in complete distress and depression when she heard of her cancer. I was out of the country and so delayed her surgery. Today her surgery is over and the lump is removed. This is not a major surgery as we expected. But I am a little confused because the doctors will give her chemotherapy after surgery. I want to know, is this treatment good as I had heard that many side effects are involved with this treatment? I need some tips on this. aftercare
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