chronic disease
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Epidemiology
* arthritis, asthma, cancer, COPD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, hypertension, stroke, renal failure
Genetics
- telomere length in leukocytes predicts vulnerability to chronic diseases in older adults
More general terms
More specific terms
- alcoholism (includes binge drinking)
- chronic airway obstruction
- chronic biliary disease
- chronic breast disease; chronic mammary gland disease
- chronic endocrine disease
- chronic eye disease (chronic ophthalmopathy)
- chronic gastrointestinal disease
- chronic heart disease
- chronic hematologic disease (chronic blood disorder)
- chronic hypertension
- chronic immunologic disease
- chronic infection (chronic infectious disease)
- chronic inflammation
- chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- chronic liver disease
- chronic mental disorder
- chronic metabolic disease
- chronic musculoskeletal disease
- chronic neurologic disease
- chronic otorhinolaryngologic disease; chronic ear, nose & throat (ENT) disease
- chronic pain
- chronic respiratory failure
- chronic respiratory tract disease
- chronic skin disease (chronic dermatologic disorder, chronic dermatopathy, chronic dermatosis)
- chronic upper respiratory tract infection
- chronic urogenital disease
- chronic vascular disease (chronic vasculopathy)
- deformity
- developmental disorder
- genetic syndrome (multisystem disorder)
- geriatric disorder; disease of old age; geriatric syndrome
- neoplasm; tumor
- synovial chondromatosis; Reichel's syndrome; Reichel-Jones-Henderson syndrome
- X-linked disease
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Katon WJ et al. Collaborative care for patients with depression and chronic illness. N Engl J Med 2010 Dec 30; 363:2611. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21190455
- ↑ Journal Watch. March 7, 2013. Telomere Length Predicts Vulnerability to the Common Cold. Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ward BW, Black LI. State and Regional Prevalence of Diagnosed Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Adults Aged >= 18 years - United States, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:735-738 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6529a3.htm
Ward BW, Schiller JS, Goodman RA. Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults: A 2012 Update. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014;11:130389. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24742395 Free PMC Article <Internet> http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0389.htm