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clinical

(klĭn′ĭ-kăl) 1. Founded on actual observation and treatment of patients as distinguished from data or facts obtained from other sources. 2. Pert. to a clinic.

clinical alarm

Any device designed to make professional staff aware of a potentially unwanted or unexpected event, such as a change in respiratory rate, blood pressure, cardiac rhythm, or body position. Most alarms use audible or visible warning systems.

clinical benefit

A measurable improvement in survival or a long-lasting improvement in quality of life.

clinical cooperative group

SEE: under group.

clinical data repository

A computer platform that stores and consolidates data for real-time access to information about patients and patient care from a variety of internal systems.

clinical decision support system

ABBR: CDSS. Interactive computer programs directly assisting physicians and other health professionals with decision-making tasks. CDSS is either a rule-based or a normative automated system consisting of a variety of elements, ranging from simple alert systems to sophisticated longitudinal administrative and clinical reporting applications. It employs evidence-based or statistically significant best-practice guidelines and alerts to promote specific clinical choices and outcomes.

clinical ecology

A form of medical practice based on two concepts: that a broad range of environmental chemicals and foods can cause symptoms of illness (such as malaise, fatigue, dizziness, joint discomfort) and that the immune system is functionally depressed by exposure to many synthetic chemicals in the workplace, the home, or contemporary agricultural products. The premise of clinical ecology is that these exposures are toxic or that they trigger hypersensitivity reactions, or environmental illness.

clinical education

SEE: under education.

clinical incidence rate

The number of instances of a disease divided by the number of people at risk.

clinical information system

ABBR: CIS. Hospital information system.

clinical judgment

The use of knowledge and experience in diagnosis and patient care. SEE: decision analysis.

Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale

SEE: under ¹scale.

clinically isolated syndrome

A single episode of a typical neurological deficit that lasts a minimum of 24 hours and is accompanied by evidence of central nervous system inflammation or demyelination on brain imaging.

clinical messaging

The sharing of patient information (such as laboratory or radiology reports) among health care personnel who use linked electronic medical record systems.

clinical nurse leader

ABBR: CNL. A nurse who supervises and coordinates care for ...