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O*NET detailed work activityAnalyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals
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Part of Analyze health or medical data, under the O*NET work activity group Analyzing Data or Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 29 AI-assist, 6 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
- Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments.
- Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
- Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans.
- Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease.
- Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
- Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
- Assess urgent and emergent health conditions, using both physiologically and technologically derived data.
- Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
- Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
- Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading requests or instructions from physicians.
- Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
- Determine or coordinate treatment plans by requesting laboratory services, reviewing genetics or counseling literature, and considering histories or diagnostic data.
- Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
- Record and evaluate patient and family health and food history, including symptoms, environmental toxic exposure, allergies, medication factors, and preventive health-care measures.
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
- Estimate patients' due dates and re-evaluate as necessary based on examination results.
- Assess the status of post-date pregnancies to determine treatments and interventions.
- Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs, based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients or by analyzing patient records.
- Analyze or synthesize client data to draw conclusions or make recommendations for art therapy.
- Analyze or synthesize client data to draw conclusions or make recommendations for therapy.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Analyze patient's medical history, medication allergies, physical condition, and examination results to verify operation's necessity and to determine best procedure.
- Analyze patient's medical history, medication allergies, physical condition, and examination results to verify operation's necessity and to determine best procedure.
- Evaluate patients to determine eligibility for cosmetic procedures such as liposuction, laser resurfacing, or microdermabrasion.
- Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Distinguish between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders, and diagnose appropriately.
- Assess client needs or disorders, using drawing, painting, sculpting, or other artistic processes.
- Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- Evaluate and manage chronic pain conditions.
- Interpret the artistic creations of clients to assess their functioning, needs, or progress.
- Conduct nutritional assessments of individuals, including obtaining and evaluating individuals' dietary histories, to plan nutritional programs.