Secondary Care is the care that is provided by a specialist or facility upon referral by primary care physician
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what is tertiary care?
is the care upon referral by a primary and secondary medical care personnel, by a specialist working in a center that has personnel and facilities for a special investigation and treatment
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what is rehabilitation?
the action of restoring someones health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction or illness
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what is palliative care?
care for the terminally ill and their families.
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what is end of life care?
End of life care is the care for someone who is dying but they also care for the terminal conditions that have progressed and become advanced.
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what is hospice at home?
hospice at home services to enable patients with advanced illness to be cared for at home, and to die at home if that is their preferred way of dying. care maybe provided to prevent admission to, or facilitate discharge from, inpatients care crisis.
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example of tertiary care:
Neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, plastic surgery, treatment of server burns, advanced neonatal services, palliative
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what is secondary care?
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Secondary Care is the care that is provided by a specialist or facility upon referral by primary care physician
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