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Acute on chronic: An acute exacerbation of a chronic condition. It is applied to a variety of conditions, including liver failure, [4] [5] subdural hematoma, [6] renal failure [7] respiratory failure, [8] [9] and bronchitis. Acute on chronic inflammation: A term sometimes used in pathology to describe a pattern of inflammation which is a ...
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
A chronic condition, on the other hand, usually affects multiple areas of the body, is not fully responsive to treatment, and persists for an extended period of time. [2] Chronic conditions may have periods of remission or relapse where the disease temporarily goes away, or subsequently reappears. Periods of remission and relapse are commonly ...
In contrast to the traditional vital signs, these measurements are not useful for assessing acute changes in state because of the rate at which they change; however, they are useful for assessing the impact of prolonged illness or chronic health problems. The definition of vital signs may also vary with the setting of the assessment.
The time course of a disease affects whether it is considered acute or chronic. By definition, virtually all slowly progressive diseases are also chronic diseases . Biologically, many of these are also referred to as degenerative diseases due to the cellular changes.
Strength training could extend your life by up to four years, new research finds. Experts explain the findings.
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]
According to one study the rate of fasciotomy for acute compartment syndrome varied from 2% to 24%. [19] This is due to uncertainty and differences in labeling a condition as acute compartment syndrome. The most significant prognostic factor in people with acute compartment syndrome is time to diagnosis and subsequent fasciotomy. [28]