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  2. Chronic condition - Wikipedia

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    A chronic condition (also known as chronic disease or chronic illness) is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months.

  3. Multimorbidity - Wikipedia

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    Aging is "the most prevalent risk factor for chronic disease, frailty and disability, and it is estimated that there will be over 2 billion persons age > 60 by the year 2050", making it a large global health challenge that demands substantial (and well-orchestrated or efficient) efforts, including interventions that alter and target the inborn ...

  4. List of chronic pain syndromes - Wikipedia

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    Explanatory model of chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as reoccurring or persistent pain lasting more than 3 months. [1] The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as "An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage". [2]

  5. My chronic illness isn't going away. Years later, I'm finally ...

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    People with chronic illness, especially ME/CFS, talk about spoons when describing how they use their energy. Everyone has a set number of spoons each day. If you use up all your spoons too early ...

  6. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Like in other chronic illnesses, those with ME/CFS often experience mental health issues like anxiety and depression. [12] Psychotherapy, such as CBT may help manage the stress of being ill and teach self-management strategies. [2]: 42 Family sessions may be useful to educate people close to those with ME/CFS about the severity of the illness.

  7. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease: CKD Chronic kidney disease: CLOVES syndrome Congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal nevi, and skeletal/spinal abnormalities syndrome CML Chronic myelogenous leukemia: CMs Chiari malformations: CMT disease Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: CMT1A Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A CMT1B

  8. Chronic care management - Wikipedia

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    Evidence-based change concepts under each element, in combination, foster productive interactions between informed patients who take an active part in their care and providers with resources and expertise. The Chronic Care Model can be applied to a variety of chronic illnesses, health care settings and target populations.

  9. Chronic care - Wikipedia

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    Chronic care refers to medical care which addresses pre-existing or long-term illness, as opposed to acute care which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration. Chronic medical conditions include asthma , diabetes , emphysema , chronic bronchitis , congestive heart disease, cirrhosis of the liver , hypertension and ...