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care (kar) the services rendered by members of the health professions for the benefit of a patient. coronary care see under unit. critical care see intensive care unit, under unit. intensive care see under unit. primary care the care a patient receives at first contact with the health care system, usually involving coordination of care and continuity over time. respiratory care 1. the health care profession providing, under a physician's supervision, diagnostic evaluation, therapy, monitoring, and rehabilitation of patients with cardiopulmonary disorders. 2. respiratory therapy; the diagnostic and therapeutic use of medical gases and their apparatus, and other forms of ventilatory support including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. secondary care treatment by specialists to whom a patient has been referred by primary care providers. tertiary care treatment given in a health care center that includes highly trained specialists and often advanced technology. care, n as a legal term, the opposite of negligence. care, reasonable, n such care as an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under the conditions existing at the time that person is called on to act. |
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