An outpatient is not admitted to the health center.
Ambulatory is an adjective that is linked to what belongs or relates to the practice of walking . The most common use of the term has its application in the field of medicine and health , to name the treatment or disease that does not require being in bed (and that, therefore, allows the patient to continue walking).
An outpatient is one who must regularly attend a health center for reasons of diagnosis or treatment but who does not need to spend the night there (that is, they are not hospitalized). For this reason, the outpatient is also known as daytime or daytime .
Outpatient treatment
In a similar sense, outpatient treatment does not require hospitalization. The patient can go to the health center, carry out the corresponding treatment session, and return home. Another option is for the doctor to come to your home to carry out the necessary check-ups, which only takes place in private medicine or in very particular cases.
One of the advantages of outpatient treatments is that they do not require patients to change their environment , which allows them to continue with the normal fulfillment of their work, academic and social activities. Although not all disorders can be overcome in this way, medical centers usually avoid hospitalization whenever possible.
It is worth mentioning that in Spain the term outpatient represents a polyclinic that covers various medical specialties, as well as the care of general practitioners.
Ambulatory oxygen involves the administration of oxygen at home to patients who suffer from chronic respiratory failure and are in a stable condition. Respiratory therapy of this type does not involve hospitalization, but rather takes place at the patient's home.
Outpatient commerce provides sustenance to many families.
The street sale
Ambulatory commerce , on the other hand, is the commercial activity that takes place on the streets. It is associated with the informal economy since in many cases these are companies that are not registered in any type of registry, do not pay taxes and do not offer guarantees on their products. However, in some countries it is not allowed to carry out any commercial activity on public roads without the corresponding authorization from the municipality.
Since street stalls are not usually linked to any particular geographic point, many merchants travel throughout entire cities with their products , generally organized in such a way that people in each neighborhood know what day of the week they will spend near their homes. The causes of their ambulatory nature may be various, and do not always lie in legal issues related to the activity they carry out or the items they offer.
Outpatient commerce as a necessity and as a tradition
The desperate economic situation that people around the world must face has more sad endings than happy ones: not everyone manages to overcome the downhill slope and access stable lives. Losing a job overnight can be devastating for someone who relied on their salary to pay a mortgage and support a family; When, for various reasons, you cannot compensate for the loss, setting up a mobile shop may be a suitable alternative.
However, unexpected layoffs are only one of the origins of these ventures; It is very common for a street stall to be inherited from generation to generation, especially in countries where they are highly appreciated on a cultural level. Markets are points where various stores converge for a few days, or one day a week or a month; Among the products that can be purchased at their stalls are fresh food, second-hand clothing, books and music, and crafts.