Clinical
Encyclopedia
Clinical can refer to:
- Clinical (or bedside) medical practice, based on observation and treatment of patients as opposed to theory or basic science
- ClinicClinicA clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
- IllnessIllnessIllness is a state of poor health. Illness is sometimes considered another word for disease. Others maintain that fine distinctions exist...
, a state of poor health - Clinical chemistry, the analysis of bodily fluids
- Clinical conditions, diagnosed from clinical examination alone
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- Clinical deathClinical deathClinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two necessary criteria to sustain life. It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a condition called cardiac arrest. The term is also sometimes used in resuscitation research.Stopped blood...
- Clinical waste, segregated for safety or security
- Clinical death
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- Clinical examination; see Physical examinationPhysical examinationPhysical examination or clinical examination is the process by which a doctor investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease. It generally follows the taking of the medical history — an account of the symptoms as experienced by the patient...
- Clinical linguisticsClinical linguisticsClinical Linguistics is a sub-discipline of linguistics which involves the application of linguistic theory to the field of Speech-Language Pathology. Clinical linguistics, a branch of applied linguistics, is the use of linguistics to describe, analyze, and treat language disabilities...
, linguistics applied to speech therapy
- Clinical medical professions
- Clinical psychologyClinical psychologyClinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development...
- Clinical investigatorClinical investigatorA clinical investigator involved in a clinical trial is responsible for ensuring that an investigation is conducted according to the signed investigator statement, the investigational plan, and applicable regulations; for protecting the rights, safety, and welfare of subjects under the...
, a medical researcher in charge of carrying out a clinical trial's protocol - Clinical social work
- Clinical researchClinical researchClinical research is a branch of medical science that determines the safety and effectiveness of medications, devices, diagnostic products and treatment regimens intended for human use...
- Clinical formulationClinical formulationA clinical formulation is a theoretically-based explanation or conceptualisation of the information obtained from a clinical assessment. It offers a hypothesis about the cause and nature of the presenting problems and is considered an alternative approach to the more categorical approach of...
, used to communicate a hypothesis; commonly in clinical psychology - Clinical governanceClinical governanceClinical governance is the term used to describe a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within a health system. The term became widely used in health care following the Bristol heart scandal in 1995, during which anaesthetist Dr Stephen Bolsin exposed the...
, a hierarchy of patient care within a health system - Clinical series, a case series in which patients receive treatment in a clinic or other medical facility
- Clinical siteClinical siteA clinical site is a medical facility staffed with a clinical investigator and qualified for performing clinical research. To be qualified as a clinical site, strict regulations are to be adhered to...
, a facility qualified to perform clinical research - Clinical trialClinical trialClinical trials are a set of procedures in medical research and drug development that are conducted to allow safety and efficacy data to be collected for health interventions...
, a formal research protocol involving patients
- Clinical significanceClinical significanceIn medicine and psychology, clinical significance refers to either of two related but slightly dissimilar concepts whereby certain findings or differences, even if measurable or statistically confirmed, either may or may not have additional significance, either by being of a magnitude that conveys...
, a conclusion about the effect of a treatment on a patient