The phrase "acutely sick" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is experiencing a severe or intense illness.
Example: "After the sudden onset of symptoms, she was acutely sick and had to be rushed to the hospital."
Alternatives: "severely ill" or "critically unwell."
He had been unhealthy, sometimes acutely sick, for 18 years.
The technology is called rapid whole genome sequencing, and doctors say it could revolutionize health care for acutely sick infants.
Bertolini spoke at length about the need to transform the health-care system and care for people before they are acutely sick.
Most persons would presume that such units are meant for the management of the acutely sick and injured [1].
"It is vital that patients do not face bureaucratic or financial obstacles that prevent acutely sick and vulnerable individuals from seeking necessary treatment," he said.
Overall, patients with all complaints who come to the ED via EMS are more likely to be acutely sick and severely injured than those who arrived by private transport [8].
The mix of the extremely healthy, the healthy, the sick and the acutely ill is one way to make our health care system healthier.
The clinical physicians and nurses directly responsible for the care of acutely ill and dying hospital patients are sick and tired of being lectured, prodded and "guidelined" by pharisees, fools and medical backbenchers.
Furthermore, statistics show that doctors admit far fewer patients to the hospital than they used to, and hospitalized patients are sicker than they used to be, forcing office doctors to maintain the difficult technical skills of caring for acutely ill patients even though they use them less and less often.
All were acutely shy and often sick.
