An allergy or intolerance describes a patient’s tendency towards hypersensitivity to a certain substance, so that an unwanted physiological reaction is expected after exposure to the substance, while most people would not exhibit such a reaction to that amount. The observed physiological changes are usually the result of an immunological reaction.

The Apgar score represents the overall clinical status of a newborn child. This is evaluated one, five and ten minutes after birth based on 5 parameters: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration. If the score measured at 5 minutes is < 8, the Apgar score is measured again at 10, 15, 20 minutes etc. until the score = 8.

The Barthel ADL index is a validated scale used to measure and track patients’ activities of daily living (ADL) and indirectly, the extent to which they are dependent on help. The list comprises 10 variables: bowels, bladder, grooming, toilet use, feeding, transfers (from chair to bed and vice versa), mobility, dressing, climbing stairs and bathing, which are all given a score. The total score is the sum of the scores of the 10 variables.

A treatment instruction includes an agreed constraint in the treatment based on the oral or written living will of the patient.

The blood pressure is a parameter for determining the condition of the blood circulation and is expressed in systolic and diastolic pressure in mmHg.

The functional or mental status provides insight into the patient’s functional and mental limitations.

Fifteen-point scale for expressing a person’s level of consciousness, from fully awake to deep unconsciousness, in a number: the so-called EMV score. The Glasgow Coma Scale score or EMV (Eye-Motor-Verbal) score is a scale to measure the extent of consciousness, based on eye, verbal and motor responses to specific prescribed sound and pain stimuli.

The heart rate is the number of heartbeats per minute.

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A laboratory result describes the result of a laboratory analysis. These are specimen-oriented tests as performed in laboratories such as Clinical Chemistry, Serology, Microbiology, etc. In addition to the results of tests with a singular result, this concept can also contain the results of more complex tests with multiple results or a ‘panel’.