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Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It can be either acute, producing temporary symptoms, or chronic, leading to long-term damage. Acute pancreatitis may lead to chronic pancreatitis in some ...

Top strategies from experts on how to get acute pain relief.

Read how timely pain relief can prevent chronic pain, improve healing, and enhance your well-being.

Acute pericarditis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the pericardium, the fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart. “Acute” means the condition develops quickly or suddenly. The ...

New country brief details Mexico's interoperability-first agenda (NOM-024/DGIS GIIS), hyperscale cloud acceleration in Querétaro, and the contestable layers reshaping hospital digitization: security, ...

Acute stress disorder can develop following a person’s exposure to one or more traumatic events. Symptoms may develop after an individual either experiences or witnesses a disturbing event involving a ...

What Is Acute Kidney Failure? Acute kidney failure is when your kidneys stop working suddenly. Doctors sometimes call it acute renal failure. It can happen over just a few hours or days. Acute kidney ...

Pneumonia is one condition that’s commonly mistaken for bronchitis, as it can be particularly tricky to tell the difference between the two. Both bronchitis and pneumonia are conditions that involve ...

Today, the primary care physician, emergency department physician, or advanced practice provider (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) is often the first clinician to evaluate a patient with ...

Research shows that acute stress modestly increases pinprick hypersensitivity when applied after sensitization has already been established.

The report illustrates that myocarditis can occur without bacteraemia and may resolve with individualised non-antibiotic treatment.