Describe the difference between acute and chronic illness.
What will be an ideal response?
Chronic illnesses are prolonged. Sometimes symptoms are present, but symptoms may disappear and return. Chronic conditions do not go away.
Acute illnesses have a sudden onset. They usually progress rapidly and last for a predictable period of time. The patient usually recovers.
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A) calculate the mean B) identify themes in the data C) predict future outcomes D) increase understanding of a phenomenon
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