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chronicity [krōnis′itē] a state of being chronic. chronicity Characterized by long duration; the state of being chronic Patient discussion about chronicity. Q. What is a Chronic disease? Please explain what makes a disease be considered chronic? A. If a disease lasts for a long time or for your life time, it's considered a chronic disease. A person with a chronic disease needs to manage it and treat it all the time. Q. What Is the Treatment for Chronic Sinusitis? My daughter has been suffering from sinusitis for years now. We've tried all possible drugs but nothing really seems to help her anymore. Is there another option for treating chronic sinusitis? A. For chronic or recurring sinusitis, referral to an otolaryngologist may be indicated for more specialist assessment and treatment, which may include nasal surgery. However, for most patients the surgical approach is not superior to appropriate medical treatment. Surgery should only be considered for those patients who do not experience sufficient relief from optimal medication. A relatively recent advance in the treatment of sinusitis is a type of surgery called FESS - functional endoscopic sinus surgery, whereby normal clearance from the sinuses is restored by removing the anatomical and pathological obstructive variations that predispose to sinusitis. Q. What causes a chronic cough? I had a cold for a few days, acompanied with cough. it all passed and the cough stays for over a month now! is it chronical? what to do in that case? A. i would go check it up with a Dr. it sometimes happen that the disease is longer then is seems. the body fight the infection lowering it down and then it stays in a low level and cause to partial symptoms. Read more or ask a question about chronicitybut this is just a guess. you may have another cause. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Long-term care settings are more personalized than acute care settings and that, coupled with the population's greater chronicity, leads to long-term care professionals having to deal regularly with end-of-life issues. This is the way Canberra views these people--they don't pay taxes and they soak up money because of the chronicity of their illness. Contrasts were conducted on demographic, chronicity, symptom and treatment measures at baseline to examine possible group differences prior to the time of training and to identify correlations between these factors and performance on the work tasks. |
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