<unk>  refers to medical<unk>  which addresses pre-existing or long-term illness, as opposed to acute<unk>  which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration.<unk>  medical conditions include asthma, diabetes, emphysema,<unk>  bronchitis, congestive heart disease, cirrhosis of the liver, hypertension and depression. Without effective treatment<unk>  conditions may lead to disability. The incidence of<unk>  disease has increased as mortality rates have decreased. It is estimated that by 2030 half of the population of the USA will have one or more<unk>  conditions. According to the CDC, 6 out of 10 adults in the U.S. are managing at least one<unk>  disease and 42% of adults have two or more<unk>  conditions. Conditions, injuries and diseases which were previously fatal can now be treated with<unk> .<unk>  aims to maintain wellness by keeping symptoms in remission while balancing treatment regimes and quality of life. Many of the core functions of primary health<unk>  are central to<unk> .<unk>  is complex in nature because it may extend over a pro-longed period of time, requires input from a diverse set of health professionals, various medications and possibly monitoring equipment.
Chronic care
Long-term care
Drug rehabilitation
Cancer rehabilitation
Hyperbaric treatment schedules
Geriatric rehabilitation
Functional medicine
Geriatric care management