chronic conditions
Long-term health issues
Chronic conditions are health problems that persist over a long period, typically three months or more, often for a lifetime.
Unlike acute illnesses that resolve quickly, chronic conditions require ongoing management: diabetes, asthma, heart disease, arthritis.
The phrase appears frequently in healthcare contexts discussing treatment plans, insurance coverage, and quality of life.
She manages multiple chronic conditions with daily medication.
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- HIV/AIDSImmune-destroying viral disease
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
- Alzheimer's diseaseDegenerative brain condition affecting memory
Crohn's disease · hypertension · flare-up · obesity · Huntington's disease · fibromyalgia · invisible illness · depression · cystic fibrosis · comorbidity · rheumatoid arthritis · cardiovascular disease · anxiety disorders · long term care · disease management · treatment plan · asthma · amyloidosis
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