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acuteIn medicine, term used to describe a disease of sudden and severe onset which resolves quickly; for example, pneumonia and meningitis. In contrast, a chronic condition develops and remains over a long period. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Acute care includes inpatient surgery, observation and intensive
care. Nationally recognized long term acute care organizer David LeBlanc
announced he has launched Ethic Healthcare, a new network of hospitals
for rehabilitative and long term acute care-complex patients. Flannery: "Case managers from the acute care hospital make
contact with post-acute care case managers at the point where patients
differ from the clinical pathways. |
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