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Chronic care — refers to medical care which addresses preexisting or long term illness, as opposed to acute care which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration. Chronic medical conditions include, but are not limited to, asthma,… … Wikipedia
Chronic care management — encompasses the oversight and education activities conducted by health care professionals to help patients with chronic diseases and health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, lupus, multiple sclerosis and sleep apnea learn to… … Wikipedia
Care Continuum Alliance — logo Formation 1999 03 01 Legal status Association … Wikipedia
Chronic (medicine) — This article is about medical conditions. For other uses, see Chronic (disambiguation). A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long lasting in nature.[1] The term chronic is usually applied when the… … Wikipedia
Chronic (medical) — In medicine, a chronic disease is a disease that is long lasting or recurrent. The term chronic describes the course of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic course is distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent… … Wikipedia
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Classification and external resources Gross pathology of a lung showing centrilobular type emphysema characteristic of smoking. This close up of the fixed, cut lung surface shows multiple cavit … Wikipedia
Chronic liver disease — in the clinical context is a disease process of the liver that involves a process of progressive destruction and regeneration of the liver parenchyma leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Contents 1 Causes 2 Complications of chronic liver disease … Wikipedia
Chronic diseases in China — Chronic diseases, non communicable diseases now account for an estimated 80% of total deaths and 70% of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in China. Cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory disease and cancer are the leading causes… … Wikipedia
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome — Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis Classification and external resources ICD 10 N41.1 … Wikipedia
Chronic kidney disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N03 ICD 9 585 … Wikipedia
