Medical Conditions Serious Critical

Critical, Stable, or Fair: Defining Patient Conditions

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What Does Critical Condition Mean? The person’s vital signs are unstable and outside of their normal limits. They may be unconscious. The doctor expects the outcome to be poor, or they can’t...

Confusing Medical Conditions: What Do …

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• Good - Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. Patient is conscious and comfortable. …

Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Higher …

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Risk of severe outcomes is increased in people of all ages with certain underlying medical conditions and in people who are 50 years and older, with risk …

What do "stable," "critical," and other medical conditions …

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GW Hospital defines critical condition as “uncertain prognosis, vital signs are unstable or abnormal, there are major complications, and death may be imminent.” …

Medical state - Wikipedia

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People with Certain Medical Conditions | CDC

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Having heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, and possibly high blood pressure (hypertension) can make you more …

Patient condition terminology: Do you really …

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Serious: The patient is very ill, and might have unstable vital signs outside the normal limits. Indicators are questionable. Critical: The patient has unstable vitals that …

Critical and serious condition: What hospitals mean …

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Others recommend against using that phrasing, however, since being in a critical condition implies that a patient vital signs are not stable. In the US, doctors use …

What does it mean when a patient is in “critical” or …

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As one doc told me, critical condition, by definition, requires care in a critical care or intensive care unit. In general, it’s the worst condition (other than, …

Family and Medical Leave Act Certification of a Serious …

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FMLA leave may be taken for a variety of reasons, including when the employee is unable to work because of their own serious health condition and to care for their spouse, child …