"Mild" myocarditis is not a joke. I wonder how bad acute myocarditis will be ...
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Per Medlineplus.gov What does acute mean medically? Acute conditions are severe and sudden in onset.
This could describe anything from a broken bone to an asthma attack. A chronic condition, by contrast is a long-developing syndrome, such as osteoporosis or asthma.
I have not ever heard a medical professional use accute to describe severety. Its normally mild moderate and severe.. and their definition using "and" severe makes the definition inaccurate. If you get an ant bite. It would be acute pain. The bump you get would be an acute cyst. A flick would be accute pain. None of these are severe. But all are acute.
I copied and pasted the actual verbiage. I am old and my recollection has always been that 'acute' means 'severe'.
The Oxford dictionary gives this for a definition: " (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree. As "an acute housing shortage""
The Merriam Webster dictionary gives this as their first choice for a definition: "Essential Meaning of acute" "1: very serious or dangerous : requiring serious attention or action"
I understand, however, This is definitely not used in hospitals that way. Acute is used as a measure of onset. "Acuity" is a measure of severity though. At least that's how we use it.
If you happen to know anyone in the medical field speak to them about it. I worked in the ED for 4 years registering patients and writing out their symptoms. my wife is a pediatric nurse. I am getting much of my information from her experience in the ED and her experience as a floor nurse in SRU.