What is Acute (medicine)?
In [[medicine]], an '''acute''' disease or condition either happens for a short time, as in acute [[infection]], or doesn't last long. The word acute may often be confused by the general public to mean '[[wikt:severe|severe]]'. This is different: something can be acute but not severe. The word ''acute'' is in the name of many diseases, for example, [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] or acute [[leukemia]]. Acute hospitals are [[hospital]]s which are meant for short-term medical and/or [[surgery|surgical]] treatment and care. The related [[medical speciality]] is called [[acute medicine]]. '''Subacute''' is described as between acute and chronic. An example is subacute fever symptoms or subacute [[endocarditis]]. ==Related pages== *[[Chronic]] [[Category:medicine]] {{med-stub}}