Coronary Care Unit:

Terms Related to Coronary Care Unit

• Respiratory Care Unit

  The hospital unit in which patients with respiratory conditions requiring special attention receive intensive medical care and surveillance.

• Intensive Care Unit

  Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.

• Burn Unit

  Specialized hospital facilities which provide intensive care for burn patients.

• Progressive Patient Care

  Organization of medical and nursing care according to the degree of illness and care requirements in the hospital. The elements are intensive care, intermediate care, ...

• Hospital Unit

  Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.

• APACHE III

  An acronym for Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, a scoring system using routinely collected data and providing an accurate, objective description for a broad ...