acute attack

collocation in English

meaningsofacuteandattack

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acute
adjective
uk
/əˈkjuːt/us
/əˈkjuːt/
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofacuteandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Treatment of tension headache involves reassurance, simple analgesia as abortive treatment for theacuteattackand treatment of any psychopathology that may be present.
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Although potentially toxic it can be particularly useful in older patients both for theacuteattackand when establishing a patient on allopurinol.
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We may conclude, because of the large number of parasites present in the blood-film, that the jackal was suffering from anacuteattackof disease set up by the parasite.
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Eight cases had suffered only one clinically recognizedacuteattack, 15 had two attacks, and 36 were known to have had three or more acute attacks.
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It is unusual for asthmatic children who are fit to attend ordinary schools to have anacuteattackin school.
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This man died more than three years after discharge from anacuteattackof pneumonia lasting four days.
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Because the world is suffering from anacuteattackof nervous tension, this debate has come at an opportune time.
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The effect it has had on me is to give me a veryacuteattackof indigestion.
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I am suffering from anacuteattackof nothing-new-under-the-sun-itis.
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In addition, clinical treatment of patients could have the aim of sheltering them during a period ofacuteattackfrom those factors most likely to aggravate it.
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Anacuteattackof gout is intensely painful and walking on the foot is impossible.
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Recommended treatments foracuteattackincludes oxygen or a fast acting triptan.
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It also promoted the spontaneous repair and regeneration process of the pancreas occurring after anacuteattack.
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Methysergide is one of the most effective medications for the prevention of migraine, but not for the treatment of anacuteattack.
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This can be a life-saving measure in anacuteattack.
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However, if anacuteattackis already occurring, higher doses are administered.
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The results of biochemical testing for porphyrias are most informative when samples are collected during anacuteattack.
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Approximately 12 hours after eating the food, she and five other individuals she was traveling with had anacuteattackof nausea, vomiting, and dizziness.
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Samples should be taken during anacuteattack, otherwise a false negative result may occur.
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The presence of overlying joint erythema and superimposed acute attacks suggest a crystal arthropathy.
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