Medical practice

Question 1

Primary

Answer 1

First contact care, represents 80% of all care
Offices, clinics, outpatient facilities
Practitioner Care
Provides majority of care
Sustained relationship with patients in a
family/community setting
Can be hard to access for poor populations
Primary care is more of a privilege

Question 2

Secondary

Answer 2

More specialized care, usually by primary provider referral
Usually for longer-term care
Two types: acute and subacute

Question 3

Acute

Answer 3

intense, short-term treatment

for injury or quick illness

care accidents, trauma

Question 4

Subacute

Answer 4

transitional care

Patient is stable, but may need
special monitoring, like burn wards

Question 5

Tertiary

Answer 5

highly specialized, very sophisticated, very specific patient population

ICU and specialty hospitals

Question 6

Two types of long-term practice

Answer 6

restorative and long-term care

Question 7

Restorative

Answer 7

For patients who expect to
reach normative function

Usually done post-surgery or
after arrest of disease state

Rehab, therapy, home care

Question 8

Long-term care

Answer 8

For patients who are not
expected to return to
normative care

Usually for chronic diseases,
disabilities, problems with
ADL

Common location is nursing
home