← Back to Fala2Me

acute care treatment

[əˈkjuːt kɛr ˈtriːtmənt]
nounpl: acute care treatments
tratamento de cuidados agudos
1. Medical care provided for sudden, severe illnesses or injuries that require immediate hospitalization and intensive intervention
The patient was admitted to the hospital for acute care treatment after the accident.
O paciente foi internado no hospital para tratamento de cuidados agudos após o acidente.
2. Short-term medical care focused on diagnosing and treating severe health conditions
Acute care treatment differs from long-term chronic care management.
O tratamento de cuidados agudos difere do manejo de cuidados crônicos de longo prazo.
Synonyms
emergency careacute medical careemergency medical treatmentintensive carecuidados emergenciaisatendimento de emergência
Antonyms
chronic carepalliative careoutpatient carecuidados crônicoscuidados paliativos

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tratamento de cuidados agudos
Standard medical terminology used in hospitals and healthcare systems
São Paulo
atendimento de urgência
Commonly used in emergency departments (pronto-socorro)
Rio de Janeiro
tratamento de emergência médica
Emphasis on emergency medical intervention
Portugal
tratamento de cuidados agudos
Standard terminology in Portuguese healthcare system

Related Idioms & Phrases

in critical condition requiring acute care treatment
acute care setting
acute care hospital
emergency department acute care
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →