The client is admitted to the emergency department with a number of diagnoses and is being admitted for observation. On the wellness–illness continuum, what is the implication for the acute illness that the client is being admitted?
A) Occurrence of detectable structural change in one or more organs that also alters usual function
B) Interferes with the wellness–illness continuum for a short period of time
C) A disorder in which a structural cause cannot be identified
D) Results in long-term health impairment
B
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Acute illness interferes with the wellness–illness continuum for a short period of time. Organic disease is the occurrence of detectable structural change in one or more organs that also alters usual function. Functional disease is a disorder in which a structural cause cannot be identified. Chronic illness results in long-term health impairment.
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