Changing
Changing (Medicine)
Changing (/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/), in the context of medicine, refers to the process of altering or modifying a course of treatment, medication, or medical approach to improve patient outcomes. The term is often used in relation to Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM), Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS), and Personalized Medicine.
Etymology
The term 'changing' originates from the Old English 'cǣngan', meaning to transform or alter. In the medical context, it has been used since the early 20th century to denote modifications in treatment plans or therapeutic approaches.
Related Terms
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM): This is a branch of clinical chemistry and clinical pharmacology that specializes in the measurement of medication concentrations in blood. Its main focus is on drugs with a narrow therapeutic range, which can be life-saving, toxic, or ineffective.
- Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS): These are health information technology systems designed to provide physicians and other health professionals with clinical decision support (CDS), that is, assistance with clinical decision-making tasks.
- Personalized Medicine: This is a medical model that separates patients into different groups—with medical decisions, practices, interventions and/or products being tailored to the individual patient based on their predicted response or risk of disease.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Changing
- Wikipedia's article - Changing
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