acute care
1acute care — adj providing or concerned with short term medical care esp. for serious acute disease or trauma <acute care hospitals> <an acute care nursing unit> compare chronic care, INTENSIVE CARE acute care n …
2Acute care — is necessary treatment of a disease for only a short period of time in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness. Many hospitals are acute care facilities with the goal of discharging the patient as soon as the patient… …
3acute care — /əkjut ˈkɛə/ (say uhkyooht kair) noun the medical services such as surgery, intensive care, medical and nursing care, which are provided for the immediate assessment and treatment of patients. –acute care, adjective …
4acute-care — /euh kyooht kair /, adj. (of a hospital) providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long term residential care for chronic illness. [1975 80] * * * …
5acute-care — /euh kyooht kair /, adj. (of a hospital) providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long term residential care for chronic illness. [1975 80] …
6Acute pancreatitis — (acute pancreatic necrosis) Classification and external resources Pancreas ICD 10 K …
7Care in the Community — (also called Community Care or Domiciled Care ) is the British policy of deinstitutionalization, treating and caring for physically and mentally disabled people in their homes rather than in an institution. Institutional care was the target of… …
8Acute — Of short duration, rapid and abbreviated in onset, in reference to a disease. “Acute” is a measure of the time scale of a disease and is in contrast to “subacute” and “chronic.” “Subacute” indicates longer duration or less rapid change. “Chronic” …
9acute — 01. His ear infection caused him [acute] pain. 02. A dolphin s hearing is so [acute] that it can hear underwater sounds from up to 15 miles away. 03. Drinking coffee can sharpen one s mental [acuity] for short periods of time. 04. The country is… …
10care — In medicine and public health, a general term for the application of knowledge to the benefit of a community or individual. comprehensive medical c. a concept that includes not only the traditional c. of the acutely or chronically ill patient,… …
