AECB stands for Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis. It refers to a sudden worsening of symptoms in a patient with chronic bronchitis, such as increased coughing, phlegm production, and difficulty breathing. Treatment usually involves antibiotics and bronchodilators to help alleviate symptoms and prevent further complications.
Acute in this context means short-term -- it hasn't been going on long. Exacerbation means signs and symptoms have gotten worse. "Acute exacerbation" of a disease means the disease has been there right along, but lately it's acting up. For example, in this season in our area (spring), I see many patients with acute exacerbation of allergies.
No, acute is "right now" - it's the opposite of chronic. The definition you provided is for chronic. Acute = sudden and it can get serious very quickly.
It's hard to know without context, but I'm guessing it stands for acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma.
chronic poison exposure is being exposed to poison alot. acute poison exposure is being exposed to poison a little bit. im no expert on poison, i just know what the words acute and chronic mean
In medical context; exacerbation means a period when a chronic illness becomes more active and there is a recurrence of pronounced signs and symptoms of the disease. it comes with other terminologies such as Remission and progressive degenaration and it falls under chronic illnesses category.
'Acute' means sudden onset or short course, as opposed to 'chronic' which means long duration or frequent recurrence.
Acute means "now", "immediate", "current". Acute is often found as a description of a medical problem. For example, "The patient was admitted for acute renal failure." If the condition is not acute, it it chronic. For example, "The patient received a diagnosis of chronic renal failure."
Synonyms for the noun exacerbation include worsening, aggravation, or heightening.When used to mean an emotional state, synonyms include irritation or annoyance.
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acute means "severe" in most cases
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