Question

This level of care provides services to diagnose and treat injury, illness, and disease and can include acute care such as emergency rooms and skilled services during childbirth, diagnostic imaging, and intensive care. This level of care can be accessed through specialists in ambulatory care settings and allied health professionals like physical therapists and speech therapists as well as in hospitals. What level of care is being described here?

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Responses

quaternary care

quaternary care

primary care

primary care

secondary care

secondary care

tertiary care

tertiary care
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Answer 1

The level of care being described here is **tertiary care**. Tertiary care involves specialized consultative healthcare, often for inpatients, and includes advanced medical investigation and treatment. It encompasses services such as emergency rooms, intensive care, and specialized procedures provided by specialists and allied health professionals.