Acute (medicine)

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In

chronic leukaemia
).

In the context of the

signs",[3]
referring to the acute form or phase of ulcerative enteritis.

Meaning variations

A mild

acute gastroenteritis cases in adults are mild and usually resolve within a few days or weeks.[citation needed
]

The term "acute" is also included in the definition of several diseases, such as

chronic leukaemia, or to highlight the sudden onset of the disease, such as acute myocardial infarct.[2]

Related terminology

Related terms include:

Term Meaning
peracute Very acute or violent. Denotes fulminant, whereas "acute" only sometimes connotes fulminant.

Peracute ("very") is not to be confused with preacute ("before", the opposite of postacute).

recurrent "Happening again"—the concept is often one of multiple acute episodes. Relapse can mean the same as recurrent, although relapse is usually used to describe recurrence of chronic conditions that go into remission and then recur.
acute on chronic An acute exacerbation of a chronic condition. It is applied to a variety of conditions, including
renal failure[7] respiratory failure,[8][9] and bronchitis
.
acute on chronic inflammation A term sometimes used in pathology to describe a pattern of
peptic ulcer,[11] chronic periodontitis,[11] tuberculosis,[11] tonsillitis
and other conditions.
subacute A vaguely defined state that is clearly not acute, but rather between acute and chronic,
subacute endocarditis, or subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
.
chronic
 A long-term condition.[1][2]

Acute care

Acute care is the early and specialist management of adult patients who have a wide range of medical conditions requiring urgent or emergency care usually within 48 hours of admission or referral from other specialties.[2]

Acute hospitals are those intended for short-term medical and/or surgical treatment and care which is a

medical speciality of acute medicine, as often primary care is not positioned to assume this role.[12]

References

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  11. ^ a b c d Wakefield, D; Kumar RK (2001). Inflammation: chronic (Encyclopedia of life sciences) (PDF). Nature Publishing Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
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