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iatrogenic
Caused accidentally by medical treatment.
🌱Most medical malpractice suits seek compensation for iatrogenic injury. 🌳In the 21st century, patients with throat infections are no longer being bled to death by misguided doctors, like the unfortunate George Washington. But iatrogenic injury and death still remain serious risks. Because of a doctor's bad handwriting, a patient may be given the wrong powerful drug. The sheer number of drugs on the market has led to dangerous drug interactions, which often occur when one doctor doesn't know what another is doing. Too many patients go to the hospital for some common treatment and pick up an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. And let's not even think about those unlucky patients who wake up to find that the surgeon has removed the wrong foot. bariatric Relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity.
🌱In the type of bariatric surgery called gastric bypass, part of the stomach is actually stapled off. 🌳Baros means "weight" in Greek; so, for example, a barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure or weight. Bariatric describes the medical treatment of serious overweight—that is, obesity. Bariatric surgery is only employed when other methods of weight loss have been tried and failed. Though stapling the stomach may seem extreme, we now know that obesity greatly increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and stroke, so stomach surgery doesn't just help people look and feel better—it's a potential lifesaver. geriatric Of or relating to old people.
🌱We guessed we were now in the hospital's geriatric wing, since all the patients seemed to be elderly. 🌳Since most medical care is devoted to those over 65, geriatrics, the medical treatment of the elderly, is a highly important specialty. The specific problems of the elderly include physical inactivity and instability, which result from weakness and loss of energy. Weakness of the eyes and ears plays a role, and weakening of the immune system often leads to more disease. All these conditions can be made worse by mental problems, such as declining intellectual activity, declining memory, and depression, which may prevent the patient from taking action to improve his or her condition. But the effects of aging can be greatly relieved by proper care. And the greatest improvement often results when the patient is persuaded to become more physically, mentally, and socially active. podiatrist A doctor who treats injuries and diseases of the foot.
🌱Like most podiatrists, she spends a lot of time dealing with minor complaints like bunions, ankle sprains, arch pain, and hammertoes. 🌳Most foot problems result from the fact that human feet were never designed to walk on asphalt and concrete or even to wear shoes （all that cushioning we demand in our shoes may be doing us more harm than good）. So today we have an entire medical specialty devoted to feet. In the U.S., a podiatrist is a doctor of podiatric medicine （D.P.M.）, who is licensed to perform surgery. The root pod- comes from the Greek word for "foot" （compare PED）. But in England a foot doctor is often called a chiropodist, a term that dates from the time when the same specialist treated hands as well, since chiro- means "hand."
🌱Most medical malpractice suits seek compensation for iatrogenic injury. 🌳In the 21st century, patients with throat infections are no longer being bled to death by misguided doctors, like the unfortunate George Washington. But iatrogenic injury and death still remain serious risks. Because of a doctor's bad handwriting, a patient may be given the wrong powerful drug. The sheer number of drugs on the market has led to dangerous drug interactions, which often occur when one doctor doesn't know what another is doing. Too many patients go to the hospital for some common treatment and pick up an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. And let's not even think about those unlucky patients who wake up to find that the surgeon has removed the wrong foot. bariatric Relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity.
🌱In the type of bariatric surgery called gastric bypass, part of the stomach is actually stapled off. 🌳Baros means "weight" in Greek; so, for example, a barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure or weight. Bariatric describes the medical treatment of serious overweight—that is, obesity. Bariatric surgery is only employed when other methods of weight loss have been tried and failed. Though stapling the stomach may seem extreme, we now know that obesity greatly increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and stroke, so stomach surgery doesn't just help people look and feel better—it's a potential lifesaver. geriatric Of or relating to old people.
🌱We guessed we were now in the hospital's geriatric wing, since all the patients seemed to be elderly. 🌳Since most medical care is devoted to those over 65, geriatrics, the medical treatment of the elderly, is a highly important specialty. The specific problems of the elderly include physical inactivity and instability, which result from weakness and loss of energy. Weakness of the eyes and ears plays a role, and weakening of the immune system often leads to more disease. All these conditions can be made worse by mental problems, such as declining intellectual activity, declining memory, and depression, which may prevent the patient from taking action to improve his or her condition. But the effects of aging can be greatly relieved by proper care. And the greatest improvement often results when the patient is persuaded to become more physically, mentally, and socially active. podiatrist A doctor who treats injuries and diseases of the foot.
🌱Like most podiatrists, she spends a lot of time dealing with minor complaints like bunions, ankle sprains, arch pain, and hammertoes. 🌳Most foot problems result from the fact that human feet were never designed to walk on asphalt and concrete or even to wear shoes （all that cushioning we demand in our shoes may be doing us more harm than good）. So today we have an entire medical specialty devoted to feet. In the U.S., a podiatrist is a doctor of podiatric medicine （D.P.M.）, who is licensed to perform surgery. The root pod- comes from the Greek word for "foot" （compare PED）. But in England a foot doctor is often called a chiropodist, a term that dates from the time when the same specialist treated hands as well, since chiro- means "hand."
IATR, from the Greek iatros, "healer, physician," usually hides in the middle of words, where it isn't immediately noticed. A pediatrician treats children (See PED-.)A psychiatrist is a physician who treats mental problems. (A psychologist, by contrast, doesn't have a medical degree and thus can't prescribe drugs. And a physiatrist is a doctor who practices "physical medicine and rehabilitation," which may involve such things as testing various physical abilities, relieving pain through electric heat or massage, or training patients to exercise or to use an artificial limb.🌸