The phrase "acute fall" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden and severe decrease in something, such as prices, health, or performance.
Example: "The company experienced an acute fall in sales during the last quarter, prompting immediate action from management."
Alternatives: "sharp decline" or "steep drop".
In the newer guidelines presented at the 2006 American Geriatrics Society meeting, the screening questions by clinicians are expanded to include: (1) recurrent falls, (2) difficulty walking or balance, (3) fear of falling, and (4) presentation with an acute fall.
Stan Humphries, the executive in charge of data and analytics at the housing site Zillow.com, said government support was crucial in breaking housing's acute fall in 2007 and 2008, but that it had also obscured the actual weakness of the market.
Life-threatening neurological complications may arise not only in case of a severe (<120 mmol/L) and acute fall of plasma sodium levels, but may also stem from overly rapid correction of hyponatremia.
Second, following an acute fall in GFR, less creatinine is excreted.
An acute fall in strength has been noted in patients admitted with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) [ 12- 14] and decline in fat free mass in COPD is associated with exacerbation frequency [ 15].
The observed changes in eGFR over time suggest that dapagliflozin and hydrochlorothiazide caused an acute fall in renal function which was maximally present after 2 weeks therapy and did not further decline during the remainder of follow-up.
· The average number of applicants for each GP vacancy in deprived urban areas, where the shortages are most acute, fell from 5.9 in 2000 to 4.7 in 2001.
Women outnumbered men in each year; however, the proportions of women hospitalised for acute fall-related injuries declined significantly over time (χ2 for trend 23.3, p < 0.001).
Table 4 presents estimates of the comorbidity prevalence among patients hospitalised for treatment of acute fall-related injuries stratified by gender.
We analysed hospitalisation data from Victoria, Australia's second most populous state, to estimate the prevalence of comorbidity in patients hospitalised at least once between 2005-6 and 2007-8 for treatment of acute fall-related injuries.
The objective of our study was to describe the epidemiology of hospitalised, acute fall-related injuries in community-dwelling older people aged 65+ years, and in particular examine the prevalence and patterns of comorbidity in this population group.
