Definition of comorbidity in US English:
comorbidity
nounˌkōmôrˈbidədēˌkōmôrˈbidədē
The simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.
the comorbidity of anxiety and depression in Parkinson's disease
Example sentencesExamples
- Illicit drug use and medical comorbidities place patients at increased risk of heat-related illness.
- The lower initial dose should be administered to patients who are frail or have other comorbidities, particularly cardiovascular disease.
- Patients with multiple comorbidities, especially respiratory disease and malignancy, before surgery for hip fracture are at higher risk of mortality
- The effectiveness of therapy is likely to depend on the specific problem and on the presence of comorbidities and other contributory factors.
- Many patients with chronic lung disease have one or more comorbidities that limit their ability to participate in or benefit from rehabilitation.
- This strategy should be offered only to patients with uncomplicated hypertension that is, no cardiovascular disease or comorbidity for which the treatment is also needed.
- Patients hurt, but they may be unable to distinguish if their pain is surgically induced or chronic from comorbidities.
- Tertiary hospitals eventually will become major centers caring for the medical needs of patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Hospitalization is required for patients with serious comorbidities and/or limited capacity for home care.
- In addition to weight loss, improved patient outcomes include the resolution and/or improvement of the patient's comorbidities.
- The value of walking ability as an outcome to evaluate the efficacy of surgery is limited by the extent of comorbidities in elderly patients.
- These patients often have comorbidities and are taking other treatments, so drug interactions must be avoided.
- These geriatric patients often have multiple comorbidities, as well as a high risk for post-operative complications.
- Similarly, many of those patients will have had comorbidities.
- The most common comorbidities were coronary artery disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes.
- Also, these medications often are poorly tolerated in elderly patients who have multiple comorbidities.