The phrase "a severe presentation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is serious or intense, often in a medical or academic context.
Example: "The patient arrived at the hospital with a severe presentation of symptoms, indicating a possible emergency."
Alternatives: "a serious presentation" or "a critical presentation."
Subgroup analyses of algorithm accuracy were performed according to the diagnosis field in which the code for AH was recorded (primary vs. secondary) and AH severity (mild vs. severe), with a severe presentation defined by a Maddrey DF of ≥32 and/or the presence of hepatic encephalopathy.
The majority of cases (62%%, n = 142) had a severe presentation.
Patients with a severe presentation were also more likely to have AH recorded as the primary diagnosis.
Recent guidelines for the management of CAP suggest the benefit of systemic corticosteroids for patients with a severe presentation [ 1].
Further, it would assist service planning to holistically address identified issues to achieve optimal outcomes in children with a severe presentation.
A severe presentation was also more common in patients with confirmed AH versus unconfirmed cases (80%% [97/122] vs. 43 % [45/106]; P < 0.001).
Compared with RRT-treated RIFLE-F patients, they had a trend towards a more severe presentation and a higher mortality (51.8% vs. 29.2%, P = 0.02).
This analysis aimed to determine whether higher levels of autistic traits, as measured by the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), index a more severe presentation in a large, rigorously phenotyped sample of children with ADHD (N = 711).
Recently, Cooper et al. (2014) investigated whether higher levels of autistic traits, indicated a more severe presentation in a large sample of children with ADHD symptoms, and suggested that ADHD children reported elevated ratings of core ASD traits not accounted for by ADHD or behavioral problems [Cooper et al., 2014].
Only 5% fully agreed that 2009 A (H1N1) influenza had a more severe presentation.
Forty-one per cent of respondents did not believe that 2009 A (H1N1) influenza had a more severe presentation than other seasonal influenzas.
