The phrase "acute dysfunction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in medical or psychological contexts to describe a sudden and severe impairment in function.
Example: "The patient was diagnosed with acute dysfunction of the liver, requiring immediate medical intervention."
Alternatives: "severe impairment" or "sudden dysfunction".
Concentrations as low as 250 ppm toluene were able to disrupt auditory function acutely in the guinea pig, and 500 and 1000 ppm toluene produced greater acute dysfunction.
The overall goal was to demonstrate the clinical relevance and prove the concept (and potential) of model-based clinical monitoring of CVS status and acute dysfunction.
Synaptic and axonal correlates of susceptibility to acute dysfunction were assessed using immunohistochemistry.
Severe sepsis was determined as the acute dysfunction of at least one organ.
Only one study used a measure of acute dysfunction: Liira et al.
Severe sepsis was defined as sepsis aggravated by the acute dysfunction of at least one organ.
Two final models including significant (p < 0.2) and clinically relevant variables were built (one included acute dysfunctions variables and the other did not).
in the model that included acute dysfunctions, the only independent variable associated with hospital mortality was hematologic dysfunction (SOFA score ≥1) [adjusted OR (95% CI) = 5.06 (1.55-16.46)]. in the model that did not include acute dysfunctions, hospital mortality was only associated with microbiologic documentation of infection [adjusted OR (95% CI) = 3.14 (1.07-9.19)].
The inclusion criterion was the initiation of mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory dysfunction characterised by a PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 300 mmHg, where the acute respiratory dysfunction was primarily due to a direct or indirect inflammatory insult to the lung.
Regarding the increase of serum MDA within nonsurvivors of acute renal dysfunction, it may be hypothesized that although lipid peroxidation in not the principal mechanism for acute renal dysfunction, it participates in the progression toward unfavorable outcome.
These data suggest that activated macrophages or their products are responsible for acute renal dysfunction associated with clinical rejection episodes.
