Healthcare professionals use various criteria to describe acute and chronic conditions. The two types of conditions have several differences in the way people experience, develop, and receive ...

DIC can be acute or chronic in nature. Chronic DIC is generally seen in the cancer population and is demonstrated as localized thrombotic events (eg, deep vein thromboses). Chronic DIC is defined as a ...

Acute and chronic conditions typically differ in how they develop and how long they last. Broadly speaking, acute conditions occur suddenly, have immediate or rapidly developing symptoms, and are ...

At any given time during our lives, we will all have health problems. It can be a simple cold or something more severe like COVID. Many times, there are quick illnesses that will go away on their own.

A case report of a patient with acute leukemia who developed chronic disseminated candidiasis revealed difficulties in diagnosing and treating the illness. Proper care and an accurate diagnosis were ...