Examples of 'overtreatment' in a sentence

Meaning of "overtreatment"

overtreatment (noun) - the excessive or unnecessary application of medical treatment, procedures, or interventions beyond what is required for a patient's health condition. Overtreatment may lead to potential harms, complications, and increased healthcare costs
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  • Excessive treatment, often specifically medical treatment
  • A window treatment added above an existing treatment

How to use "overtreatment" in a sentence

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Overtreatment carries the risk of copper deficiency.
The clinical consequence of overtreatment is coma or death.
Any kind of overtreatment or unnecessary usage of medical machinery.
And over diagnosis can lead to overtreatment.
This leads to overtreatment of some and undertreatment of others.
He also pointed out the problem of overtreatment.
Overtreatment can even be harmful.
Treatment of such cancers is called overtreatment.
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment are common.
Better tools to identify indolent tumors are needed to avoid overtreatment.
There is also a drive to reduce overtreatment and unnecessary prescribing.
Overtreatment of high blood pressure can be managed by adjusting or changing medications.
This is the cruelest form of overtreatment.
Avoiding this overtreatment would also reduce the cost of prophylaxis.
This can result in overtreatment.

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Overtreatment as harmful as undertreatment.
There is also evidence that an overtreatment can cause osteoporosis.
There is a risk of shrinkage and atrophy of the eye due to overtreatment.
Chronic overtreatment can lead to copper deficiency and reversible sideroblastic anaemia.
I would rather see overdiagnosis and overtreatment than death.
This could lead to unnecessary overtreatment of patients and hospitalisation for precautionary reasons.
She will not get away with the overtreatment either.
Overtreatment may further lead to an even more pronounced decrease of the dyne retention.
The therapeutic illusion is not the only factor driving overtreatment.
Inappropriate testing can also lead to overtreatment with drugs or even surgery.
The appliance automatically switches off after one minute to prevent overtreatment.
There is a high tendency of overdiagnosis and overtreatment and prolonged hospitalisation is frequent.
The benefits of treating early must be weighed against the risks of overtreatment.
A false positive can lead to overtreatment with invasive biopsies and unnecessary stress for patients.
Treatments to avoid overtreatment.
As a corollary, overtreatment is easily detectable and correctable.
Professionals should recognise the limits of medicine and refrain from overtreatment.
O Bone demineralization from overtreatment for long period Diagnostic Tests.
Side effects are often associated with improper use and unnecessary overtreatment.
However, overtreatment can occur without overdiagnosis.
Both tests have the potential to reduce the overtreatment of prostate cancer.
Furthermore, overtreatment can occur without overdiagnosis.
A motif found throughout the history of cancer therapy is the tendency for overtreatment.
Specificity, prevents overtreatment and overdiagnosis of the disease.
There will still be fraud and a massive problem with overtreatment and overdiagnosis.
For patients, overtreatment can be more than a minor annoyance.
It is equally important that these tests are appropriately interpreted and that overtreatment is avoided.
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment are common and are associated with treatment-related harms.
This state of affairs leads to a difficult clinical challenge and significant overtreatment is used.
Research shows overtreatment of elderly patients is still an everyday occurrence, ” she said.
Treatment of a cancer that would never have caused any problems is known as overtreatment.
Careful assessment of pseudoresistance avoids overtreatment and expensive / excessive evaluation.
Rietveld said expanding the use of rapid diagnostic tests in Africa could prevent overtreatment.
Therefore, monitoring for manifestations of overtreatment should be undertaken.
At the moment there are many problems concerning accessibility, underdiagnose and overtreatment.

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