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 ...
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, heterogeneous, multifactorial condition, which is part of the overarching syndrome of acute kidney diseases and disorders. This condition’s incidence highest in ...
iDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada jDepartment of Community Health Sciences, O ...
Acute pericarditis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the pericardium, the fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart. “Acute” means the condition develops quickly or suddenly. The ...