(risk )

The probability that a loss or something dangerous or harmful will occur.

acceptable r.A tolerable level of harm or potential harm.

additional r.Attributable fraction.

attributable r.Attributable fraction.

R. for infection An immunocompromised state.

material r.A significant potential for harm that a reasonable person would want to consider when making a decision about undergoing a medical or surgical treatment.

population attributable r.The proportion of cases of a disease that result from exposure to a specific risk factor.

relative r.In epidemiological studies, the relative amount of disease occurring in different populations; the ratio of incidence rate in the exposed group to that in the unexposed group.

SEE: odds ratio.

sibling r.The probability that a brother or sister of a person with a disease will also contract the disease contrasted with the probability of the contraction of the disease in an unrelated person.

r. for trauma High risk of accidental injury to tissue, e.g., wound, burn, or fracture.

SEE: Nursing Diagnoses Appendix.

r. for urinary urge incontinence

SEE: under incontinence.