What's the difference between expeditious and prompt?

Expeditious


Definition:

  • (a.) Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or messenger.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Assuming that unrecognized or inadequately corrected hypovolemia results in higher mortality and morbidity rates, we developed a systematic approach to resuscitation that would: 1) identify criteria to aid in the recognition of hypovolemia and ensure the expeditious correction of this defect without interfering with diagnostic workup and management; 2) define criteria to prevent fluid overload which may jeopardize the patient's course, and 3) express these criteria in an explicit, systematic, patient care algorithm, ie, protocol, useful to both the resident and the practicing physician.
  • (2) Some patients are normotensive at presentation, providing an excellent chance for survival when expeditious diagnosis and treatment are carried out.
  • (3) Persistent neonatal hypoglycemia is a potentially serious condition which should be recognized promptly, investigated thoroughly, and treated expeditiously.
  • (4) Anterior lesser curve seromyotomy with posterior truncal vagotomy (ASPTV) provides a simple, safe and expeditiously performed method of denervating the parietal cell mass, whilst preserving the pylorus.
  • (5) In a critically ill neonate, simple ligation of intestinal segments to be preserved for a second look procedure allows expeditious resection of intervening necrotic segments.
  • (6) Extension of this valvulotomy technique permits the expeditious construction of branched, nonreversed saphenous vein grafts for multiple vessel revascularization, and allows use of veins otherwise unsuitable in length for certain arterial bypass procedures.
  • (7) Owing to its simplicity, relative low cost and expeditiousness, i.e., providing results in four hours.
  • (8) Neuromuscular blocking agents facilitate expeditious management of selected critical patients in the ED.
  • (9) At operation, expeditious resection of frankly necrotic bowel and exteriorization of the marginally viable ends is all that should be attempted.
  • (10) Total hysterectomy should generally be performed unless maternal instability mandates a more expeditious subtotal hysterectomy.
  • (11) With this fundamentally new approach to drug delivery, clearance from normal tissue is rapid, and high tumor:normal tissue ratios are expeditiously achieved.
  • (12) Emergency management of urologic trauma can be expeditiously transected by reliance upon radiographic information and awareness of emergency priorities.
  • (13) The lightest plane of anesthesia consistent with expeditious operative technique is maintained, since adequate tissue oxygenation is dependent upon increased cardiac output in these invariably anemic patients.
  • (14) Thus, although stevioside itself appears innocuous, it would seem prudent to expeditiously and unequivocally establish the human metabolic disposition of this substance.
  • (15) The main surgical considerations were the staging of the various parts of the operation in relation to cardiopulmonary bypass and performing the recipient procedures as expeditiously as possible to reduce the bypass time to a minimum.
  • (16) The constitution commits the country to enshrine the European convention on human rights in law, tackle climate change and ensure the safe, "expeditious" removal of Trident nuclear weapons.
  • (17) We conclude that while intravenous nitroglycerin expeditiously corrects the hydrostatic derangements of pulmonary edema seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension, a rapid improvement in arterial oxygenation does not occur.
  • (18) A group can act as political vanguard and proceed in a more expeditious way to reach new common objectives, such as defence, economic security, combating inequalities and support to the young people.” Gozi added that it would be easier for the EU to pursue such reforms following Britain’s decision to leave.
  • (19) Appreciation of the extent of the problem allows for expeditious evaluation and early definitive surgical intervention.
  • (20) Due to the rapidity with which acid acts, local and systemic therapy must be expeditious.

Prompt


Definition:

  • (n.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
  • (v. t.) To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
  • (v. t.) To suggest; to dictate.
  • (v. t.) To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Most thyroid hormone actions, however, appear in the perinatal period, and infants with thyroid agenesis appear normal at birth and develop normally with prompt neonatal diagnosis and treatment.
  • (2) There was prompt symptomatic relief and amelioration of signs of nephritis.
  • (3) Prompt diagnosis, in which timely diagnostic laparoscopy and ultrasound evaluation of the pelvis may be helpful, provides the opportunity for prompt laparotomy with untwisting of the torsion and stabilization of the adnexa by suture and cystectomy, if possible, extirpation if not.
  • (4) And perhaps it’s this longevity that accounts for her popularity: a single tweet from Williams (who has 750,000 followers) about the series will prompt a Game Of Thrones news story.
  • (5) Carotid artery injury seems to have a good prognosis if repaired promptly within 3 h.
  • (6) In a Caucasian woman with a history of ocular and pulmonary sarcoidosis, the occurrence of sclerosing peritonitis with exudative ascites but without any of the well-known causes of this syndrome prompts us to consider that sclerosing peritonitis is a manifestation of sarcoidosis.
  • (7) Water immersion (WI) to the neck induces prompt increases in central blood volume, central venous pressure, and atrial distension.
  • (8) Recognition and prompt treatment of this potentially fatal dermatological crisis is stressed.
  • (9) Exposure to whole cigarette smoke from reference cigarettes results in the prompt (peak activity is 6 hrs), but fairly weak (similar to 2 fold), induction of murine pulmonary microsomal monooxygenase activity.
  • (10) The importance of prompt diagnosis of torsion is emphasized.
  • (11) Russian anti-gay law prompts rise in homophobic violence Read more “The law against gay propaganda legitimised violence against LGBT people, and they now are banning street actions under it,” Klimova said.
  • (12) Extracellular Na+ depletion promptly decreased [Na+]i from 15.8 to 5.4 mM (P less than 0.01), which was closely related to the decrease in pHi (7.19 to 6.97; P less than 0.01).
  • (13) Analysis of official registers reveals the 38 companies in the first wave of the initiative – more than two-thirds of which are based overseas – have collectively had 698 face-to-face meetings with ministers under the current government, prompting accusations of an over-cosy relationship between corporations and ministers.
  • (14) A therapeutic approach is suggested which emphasizes specific antibiotic regimens appropriate to the primary site of infection and prompt neurosurgical intervention with evacuation of the subdural spaces bilaterally.
  • (15) A sequence of seven pairings of chili-flavored diet with prompt recovery from thiamine deficiency did significantly attenuate the innate aversion and may have induced a chili preference in at least one case.
  • (16) The authors have studied the different situations that prompt a request for genetic counseling if different members of the same family suffer from cancer.
  • (17) The left adrenalectomy revealed micronodular hyperplasia but resulted in a prompt and sustained reversal of hypertension and hyperaldosteronism.
  • (18) The notion of life-threatening dermatoses may seem to be a contradiction in terms, but in fact there are a number of serious dermatologic conditions that require prompt attention to prevent fatal consequences.
  • (19) injection of the tertiary amine cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine (17-70 micrograms kg-1) induced a prompt, sustained and dose-dependent improvement of cardiovascular and respiratory function, with marked increase in the volume of circulating blood and survival of all treated animals, at least for the 2 h of observation.
  • (20) The government’s increase in the discount offered to tenants has prompted a massive increase in purchases of local authority accommodation.