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  1. Acute conditions are severe and sudden in onset. This could describe anything from a broken bone to ... chronic condition, may cause a broken bone, an acute condition. An acute asthma attack occurs in the ...
  2. ... the respiratory system that leads into the lungs. Acute bronchitis has a sudden onset and usually appears ... and the production of thick yellow mucus. If acute bronchitis occurs because of a bacterial infection antibiotics ...
  3. A heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when one of the arteries that supplies the heart muscle becomes blocked. Blockage may be caused ...
  4. Acute monocytic leukemia. These lesions are rarely found in chronic leukemia but are a common finding in acute forms. They appear as erythematous infiltrations of the ...
  5. ... the darkly-stained lymph cells (lymphoblasts) seen in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of ...
  6. ... inflammation and swelling of the pancreas caused by acute infection (pancreatitis).
  7. ... inhaling dust from spore-infected bird droppings. The acute form is treated with antifungal medication.
  8. ... ray shows cloudiness throughout the lungs, caused by acute pneumonia following chickenpox. Pneumonia, as a complication of ...
  9. ... by exploratory laparotomy include: Inflammation of the appendix (acute appendicitis) Inflammation of the pancreas (acute or chronic ...
  10. Interfering factors. Acute emotional or physical stress can increase WBC counts. There are various types of white blood cells (WBCs) that ...
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