The simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.
the comorbidity of anxiety and depression in Parkinson's disease
Example sentencesExamples
Illicit drug use and medical comorbidities place patients at increased risk of heat-related illness.
The lower initial dose should be administered to patients who are frail or have other comorbidities, particularly cardiovascular disease.
Patients with multiple comorbidities, especially respiratory disease and malignancy, before surgery for hip fracture are at higher risk of mortality
The effectiveness of therapy is likely to depend on the specific problem and on the presence of comorbidities and other contributory factors.
Many patients with chronic lung disease have one or more comorbidities that limit their ability to participate in or benefit from rehabilitation.
This strategy should be offered only to patients with uncomplicated hypertension that is, no cardiovascular disease or comorbidity for which the treatment is also needed.
Patients hurt, but they may be unable to distinguish if their pain is surgically induced or chronic from comorbidities.
Tertiary hospitals eventually will become major centers caring for the medical needs of patients with multiple comorbidities.
Hospitalization is required for patients with serious comorbidities and/or limited capacity for home care.
In addition to weight loss, improved patient outcomes include the resolution and/or improvement of the patient's comorbidities.
The value of walking ability as an outcome to evaluate the efficacy of surgery is limited by the extent of comorbidities in elderly patients.
These patients often have comorbidities and are taking other treatments, so drug interactions must be avoided.
These geriatric patients often have multiple comorbidities, as well as a high risk for post-operative complications.
Similarly, many of those patients will have had comorbidities.
The most common comorbidities were coronary artery disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes.
Also, these medications often are poorly tolerated in elderly patients who have multiple comorbidities.
Definition of comorbidity in US English:
comorbidity
nounˌkōmôrˈbidədē
The simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.
the comorbidity of anxiety and depression in Parkinson's disease
Example sentencesExamples
Illicit drug use and medical comorbidities place patients at increased risk of heat-related illness.
The lower initial dose should be administered to patients who are frail or have other comorbidities, particularly cardiovascular disease.
Patients with multiple comorbidities, especially respiratory disease and malignancy, before surgery for hip fracture are at higher risk of mortality
The effectiveness of therapy is likely to depend on the specific problem and on the presence of comorbidities and other contributory factors.
Many patients with chronic lung disease have one or more comorbidities that limit their ability to participate in or benefit from rehabilitation.
This strategy should be offered only to patients with uncomplicated hypertension that is, no cardiovascular disease or comorbidity for which the treatment is also needed.
Patients hurt, but they may be unable to distinguish if their pain is surgically induced or chronic from comorbidities.
Tertiary hospitals eventually will become major centers caring for the medical needs of patients with multiple comorbidities.
Hospitalization is required for patients with serious comorbidities and/or limited capacity for home care.
In addition to weight loss, improved patient outcomes include the resolution and/or improvement of the patient's comorbidities.
The value of walking ability as an outcome to evaluate the efficacy of surgery is limited by the extent of comorbidities in elderly patients.
These patients often have comorbidities and are taking other treatments, so drug interactions must be avoided.
These geriatric patients often have multiple comorbidities, as well as a high risk for post-operative complications.
Similarly, many of those patients will have had comorbidities.
The most common comorbidities were coronary artery disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes.
Also, these medications often are poorly tolerated in elderly patients who have multiple comorbidities.