what is the meaning of clinical medicine and what is difference between clinic and hospital.?

Both clinics and hospitals my have elaborate and expensive equipment such as MRI and CT for diagnostics, and linear accellerators for oncology treatments. Both clinics and hospitals may do surgical procedures. What either one does is based on its size and location.

The distinction usually is with length of stay. Clinics are for temporary visits, hospitals are usually for at least an over-nighter.

For example, a procedure performed at Mayo Clinic might have the patient spent the night or next days at it's affilliate, Saint Mary's Hospital. A procedure performed at Marshfield Clinic (another "Top Ten" medical center) will transfer the patient to it's affiliate, Saint Joseph's Hospital, if overnight stays are needed.

A hospital today is a centre for professional health care provided by physicians and nurses, whether or not surgery is carried out. However it was a rest room attached to a monastery or convent, see below.

There are several kinds of hospitals; the best-known is the general hospital,

which is set up to deal with many kinds of disease and injury, and typically has an emergency ward to deal with immediate threats to health and the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. ..."

Clinic

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This article describes clinic, a type of medical facility. For information on the band of the same name, see Clinic (band).

It has been suggested that polyclinic be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)

The entrance to a surgery clinic in Greenwich, London.A clinic or outpatient clinic is a small medical facility that provides health care for ambulatory patients - as opposed to inpatients treated in a hospital. Most clinics are run by one or more general practitioners but there are clinics operated by private corporations, government organizations or hospitals.

The function of clinics will differ from place to place - for instance, a local general practice run by a single general practitioner will provide primary health care and will usually be run as a for-profit business by the owner whereas a government specialist clinic may provide subsidized specialized health care.

Some clinics function as a place for people with injuries or illnesses to come and be seen by medical professionals. In these clinics, the injury or illness is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency room. Treatment at these clinics is often much less expensive than it would be at an emergency room. Also, unlike an emergency room these clinics are often not open on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis. These clinics often have access to diagnostic equipment such as X-ray machines, especially if the clinic is part of a larger facility. Doctors at such clinics can often refer patients to specialists if the need arises.

Clinic is a place where a patient is examined in detail without using elaborate lab equipment.In a clinic a doctor and a nurse physically touch a patient for checking pulse, temperature,blood pressure,respiratory rate,.The doctor or nurse record other features like visible swellings discoloration of skin, color of tongue presence of deformities gait etc and very minimal number of lab tests.A clinic is also called doctor`s office.The science used in clinic is clinical medicine. Hospital is better equipped and admits and treats patients.