Timing

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

New onset, likely concerning.
Opposite chronic

Question 2

Acute on chronic

Answer 2

New exacerbation of a chronic condition

Question 3

Chronic

Answer 3

Long-standing, constant
opposite acute

Question 4

Fluctuating

Answer 4

Symptoms always present but changing in severity; never resolving

Question 5

Intermittent

Answer 5

Sx that completely resolve at times, but continue to return repeatedly

Question 6

Paroxysmal

Answer 6

Occasional, sporadic, transient

Question 7

Resolved

Answer 7

Gone, no longer existing

Question 8

Transient

Answer 8

Resolving spontaneously after onset