Question

__________ is the full form of OPD.
A) Outpatient department
B) Outperforming department
C) Our patient department
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint:
An OPD is that part of a hospital which is designed for the treatment of people with health problems who visit the hospital for diagnosis or treatment, but do not time require a bed admission for overnight care at that time. Modern OPDs in hospitals offer a wide range of treatment services, diagnostic tests and minor surgical procedures for the patients.

Complete Step by Step Answer:
OPD stands for the Out Patient Department. An Out Patient Department or Out Patient Clinic is structured so as to be the first point of communication between the patient requiring medical attention and the medical professionals in a certain medical department. A patient after arriving at a hospital first goes straight to the Outpatient department, and then it is decided by the OPD to which unit the patient needs to go.
The Outpatient Department is generally located on the ground floor of each hospital so as to be easily accessible and is split into several parts namely Department of Neurology, Department of Oncology, Department of Gynecology, Department of General Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, etc. The patient first finishes all the paperwork in the OPD and then proceeds to the relevant department for medical diagnosis or treatment.

Thus, the correct option is A.

Note:
The difference between inpatient and outpatient treatment is simply on the basis of whether the patient needs to stay inside the hospital, where the treatment or operation has been or to be performed.
The person who is not hospitalized for 24 hours or longer but attends only for care or treatment at the clinic or hospital is known as an outpatient whereas the person who is admitted in the hospital overnight for several days is known as an inpatient.