I can find references to a guarded prognosis--but no explanation.
2007-01-26 09:45:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Susan is correct. In actual use, the term "guarded prognosis" means it's not looking good, but it's not totally hopeless yet. It's one step above "poor prognosis" and a step below "fair prognosis."
2007-01-26 16:36:50 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Guarded Prognosis
2016-12-12 12:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by lunger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition Of Prognosis
2016-09-29 21:57:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guarded prognosis is the step above Poor
It basically means the odds are not in your favor for a full and healthy recovery
You will also hear "very guarded prognosis" which is a notch lower towards poor.
It does not mean that all hope is lost -- but it means based on historical data, the outcomes are usually not very good .... and more than likely there will not be a favorable result
2015-07-01 11:39:22 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gaurded prognosis is anything that is not stable. A doctor might say 'guarded prognosis' when they are not exactly sure how good /bad its going to be. Its more of a 'cautious' prognosis.
2007-01-26 09:59:35 · answer #5 · answered by arunhn 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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what is a guarded prognosis?
I can find references to a guarded prognosis--but no explanation.
2015-08-18 22:10:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, it means that the outlook for a person with a guarded prognosis is grim.
2007-01-26 09:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it means cautious.. could go either way. The person is not definitely going to get worse.. but they may not get better either. The prognosis is a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
2007-01-26 10:03:32 · answer #8 · answered by whm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at the two words separately. Prognosis is a medical term denoting the doctor's prediction of how a patient's disease will progress, and whether there is chance of recovery. However the world has also been used outside of medicine starting recently in areas such as finance for predicting money cycles.
Guarded (I'm assuming you know what this means, lol) in this sense is referring to the patient, and his lack of knowledge about the prognosis. So a guarded pronosis is when the doctor makes evaluates a patient but then keeps the findings from him or her.
It could be for a multitude of reasons, such as if a patient is terminally ill but the doctor or the family doesnt want him to know for fear of depression. It could also be used for example in psychology if the psychologist determines that a patient has a certain condition and wants to administer a test without the patient knowingly affecting the outcome. Hope that helped
2007-01-26 10:00:30 · answer #9 · answered by Ali 2 · 1⤊ 6⤋
its like when you bet on the horses, a quid eash way, in short the doctor is NOT sure exactly what ails that person!! it's acase of wait and see!!
2007-01-26 23:41:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋