Treatment
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Treatment
Treatment (pronunciation: /ˈtriːtmənt/), from the Latin tractare meaning "to handle, manage, deal with, conduct oneself towards", is a term used in the field of medicine to refer to the management and care of a patient or the combating of disease or disorder.
Types of Treatment
There are several types of treatment available depending on the nature of the disease or disorder. These include:
- Pharmacotherapy: This involves the use of drugs or medication to treat disease.
- Surgery: This is a treatment method that involves physical intervention, often involving the removal or repair of a body part.
- Psychotherapy: This is a type of treatment used to treat mental health conditions and emotional difficulties.
- Radiation therapy: This treatment uses high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells.
- Physical therapy: This treatment helps patients restore or improve physical function and fitness level.
- Occupational therapy': This treatment helps people to perform everyday activities, often after a physical or mental illness.
Factors Influencing Treatment
The choice of treatment depends on various factors such as:
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
- Prognosis: The likely course of a disease or ailment.
- Patient compliance: The degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice.
- Medical history: Information gained by a physician by asking specific questions, either of the patient or of other people who know the person and can give suitable information.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Treatment
- Wikipedia's article - Treatment
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