Critical illness

Question

¿La expresión inglesa "critical illness" puede tener la implicación de "enfermedad terminal"'

Answer 1

Muchas gracias por tu ayuda, Guillermo; ahora el concepto me quedó totalmente claro. Que tengas un resto de semana muy satisfactorio.

Answer 2

Hospitals in the U.S. generally list a patient's condition as one of the following:

satisfactory
stable
serious
critical

Is it the same in Spain? Just curious.

Answer 3

Hola Luis. Aqui tienes algunos ejemplos de "critical illness" extraidos de una pagina en inglés:

cancer
heart attack
stroke
blindness
Alzheimer's
multiple sclerosis
organ transplants
kidney failure
paralysis

Como ves son graves, pero no necesariamente mortales.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

Crítico is a term commonly used in spanish in the critical assumption.
Su estado es grave/ Su estado es crítico.

Answer 8

Luis, como ves tenemos a mucha gente muy preparada en el foro. Espero que te guste estar aquí.

Answer 9

Here is another definition: A critical illness or injury is one that acutely impairs one or more vital organ systems such that the patient's survival is jeopardized.

So, it is serious enough to threaten the life of the patient if not treated soon, but not necessarily terminal.

Answer 10

Definitely not. From a medical glossary: "A critical illness is a medical condition which is serious but not necessarily life threatening." I think grave is the proper Spanish term.

Answer 11

hmmmm, I dont' think so, I will investigate.

Answer 12

I would say that critical illness translates as enfermedad grave. It could have the implication of being terminal depending on context.