kezelorvossal

Kezelőorvossal is the instrumental form of the Hungarian term kezelo orvos, meaning the treating physician. In medical documentation and everyday clinical language, it designates actions, decisions, or communications that are carried out in consultation with the physician responsible for a patient’s treatment.

The treating physician is the clinician who diagnoses, plans, and oversees care, coordinates with specialists, monitors progress, and communicates with the patient and, when necessary, the patient’s family. This role includes explaining diagnoses and treatment options, assessing risks and benefits, and making or guiding medical decisions in collaboration with the patient or their representatives.

Informed consent and decision-making are central to the use of the phrase in practice. Medical decisions should be explained clearly, and, when possible, the patient should consent. If the patient lacks decision-making capacity, a legally authorized representative or guardian participates in discussion and decisions in consultation with the treating physician. The expression “kezelőorvossal egyeztetve” often appears on consent forms and care plans to indicate the physician’s involvement.

Documentation and care coordination rely on the treating physician’s input. In hospital discharge planning, follow-up instructions, and referrals to additional services, actions are taken with the participation of the kezelo orvos, and the physician’s notes form a central part of the medical record and legal documentation.

Ethical and legal considerations include patient autonomy, confidentiality, and the physician’s duty to act in the patient’s best interests, with emergencies allowing treatment prior to explicit consent and subsequent notification.