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A common progression might look like this: ; Critical condition : High risk of death without continuous intervention or life support ; Serious condition : reduced risk of death within 24 hours, but requiring frequent observation ; Fair condition : no major fluctuation in vital signs ; Good condition : little significant injury; patient may be discharged shortly However, a range of different terms are used, such as grave condition, '''extremely critical condition''', '''critical but stable condition''', '''serious but stable condition''', '''satisfactory condition''', and others. Typically, '''stable''' is not a condition on its own; it needs to be qualified with a true condition. The use of such conditions in the U.S. media has increased since the passing of the HIPAA in 1996. Patient Privacy has become more of a concern to doctors and hospitals, and they are less likely to release specific medical conditions, fearing litigious patients. Definitions vary among hospitals, and it is even possible for a patient to be upgraded or downgraded simply by being moved from one place to another, with no change in actual physical state. Furthermore, medical science is a highly complex discipline dealing with complicated and often overlapping threats to life and well-being. In the case of possibly life threatening illness, a patient may be treated by a dozen or more specialists, each with their area of medical expertise. It is to be expected that there will be a range of opinion concerning that patient's immediate condition. REFERENCES
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