Also known as: PA., PA..., PA-
PA has various meanings in the NAACCR category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of PA in NAACCR.
Prior to Admission (PTA) refers to the medical history and condition of a patient before being admitted to a hospital or healthcare facility. This information is typically gathered through a pre-admission screening process and includes details such as the patient's medical history, medications, allergies, and current symptoms.
NAACCRA patient is any recipient of health care services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a advanced practice registered nurse, physiotherapist, physician, physician assistant, psychologist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.
NAACCRPathology is a significant component of the causal study of disease and a major field in modern medicine and diagnosis. The term pathology itself may be used broadly to refer to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of bioscience research fields and medical practices, or more narrowly to describe work within the contemporary medical field of "general pathology," which includes a number of distinct but inter-related medical specialties which diagnose disease mostly through the analysis of tissue, cell, and body fluid samples.
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