But in chronic cases waiting is highly dangerous.
"The number of sick people has risen, and we are seeing many, many difficult, chronic cases".
There are chronic cases of dermatitis from infected insect bites, and eye and ear infections in kids and adults.
Last year, 850,000 extra chronic cases were diagnosed, 100 more per practice, most with high blood pressure.
Globally, the World Health Organization reports 130 million to 150 million current chronic cases, and 700,000 deaths per year.
He had leg cramps, insomnia and chronic cases of fatigue and acid reflux.
Performing necropsies — essentially animal autopsies — in these "chronic" cases would not reveal anything amiss.
There isn't a single reference to AIDS, not to mention what must have been intensely bothersome chronic cases of herpes and cystitis.
The most troubling face of homelessness has been the chronic cases, those who live in the streets or shelters for more than year.
It's very important that pastoral care in a school doesn't desensitise the public to these issues and only deals with the most acute or chronic cases.
Some people who donate, especially for chronic cases or for first-time donors and who want to see where their money's going, meet the patients, and sometimes, like the volunteers, get to know their families quite well.
