It first entered the English language with a medical sense, referring to the sharpness or severity of a symptom. It retains this meaning today, but can also refer to the severity of more general matters, such as "acute embarrassment" or "an acute shortage."
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The American Journal of Managed Care: Acute Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Arthritis May Double Patients’ Risk of Fracture
This article was originally published in HCPLive® and has been lightly edited. The risk of fractures is almost doubled for individuals with acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis compared to ...
Renal & Urology News: Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis Linked to Two-Fold Increase in Fracture Risk
Patients diagnosed with acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis were associated with a nearly a two-fold increased risk for fracture. Patients diagnosed with acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) ...
News Medical: Study finds doubled risk of fractures in patients with acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis
Study finds doubled risk of fractures in patients with acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis
ascopubs.org: Early Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Prophylactic and Acute Pathologic Fracture Treatment
Early Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Prophylactic and Acute Pathologic Fracture Treatment
Sleep disturbance following acute fractures is more likely related to a patient's emotional well being, rather than their injury, according to new research. According to the study authors, the mental ...
The Sixers announced this morning that Zhaire Smith underwent surgery last night to repair an acute Jones fracture in his left foot, an injury he suffered earlier this week at Tim Grgurich’s ...
Healio: Acute tibia fractures in football, soccer players more likely to develop acute compartment syndrome
Acute tibia fractures in football, soccer players more likely to develop acute compartment syndrome
Smoking can increase postoperative complication risk in patients operatively treated for acute ankle fractures, according to this study from Swedish researchers. The team performed a cohort study with ...
Science Daily: Vertebroplasty helps reduce acute pain among patients with spinal fractures
Vertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure to reduce acute pain and disability in patients who have experienced spinal fractures within a 6-week period, according to a new study. In this ...
Medscape: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Vitamin D Dosing Strategies After Acute Hip Fracture
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Vitamin D Dosing Strategies After Acute Hip Fracture
In the event of an acute injury with a questionable fracture, should a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) be given before the patient is evaluated by an orthopaedist? I have heard there is ...
Renal & Urology News: Bone Fracture Risk Higher Following Acute Kidney Injury
An AKI episode is an independent risk factor for future bone fractures and warrants monitoring. Bone fracture may be among the adverse outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI), investigators suggest. In ...