PROGNOSIS

Prognosis

Prognosis is a medical term for predicting the likely outcome of one's current standing. When applied to large statistical populations, prognostic estimates can be very accurate: for example the statement "45% of patients with severe septic shock will die within 28 days" can be made with some confidence, because previous research found that this proportion of patients died. However, it is much harder to translate this into a prognosis for an individual patient: additional information is needed to determine whether a patient belongs to the 45% who will die, or to the 55% who survive.

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prognosis

Noun

  1. A forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge.
  2. A forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation; a prediction.


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