Timing

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

New onset, likely concerning. Opposite of chronic

Question 2

Acute on Chronic

Answer 2

New exacerbation of a chronic condition

Question 3

Chronic

Answer 3

Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute

Question 4

Fluctuating

Answer 4

Symptoms that are always present but changing in severity, never fully resolving

Question 5

Intermittent

Answer 5

Symptoms 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