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Diagnoses
Stedmans SkillBuilders OP Notes Diagnoses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) | noncancerous increase in size of prostate gland |
| bladder neck occlusion | closure of the neck of the bladder |
| carcinoma | malignant mass or tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
| carcinoma of the prostate | malignant mass or tumor of the prostate gland |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| cholelithiasis | presence of stones in the gallbladder |
| chronic intractable radicular pain | having no relief from persistent pain of a spinal or nerve root |
| cryptitis | inflammation of a follicle or glandular tubule; particularly of the colon |
| de Quervain disease | fibrosis of the sheath of a tendon of the thumb |
| deviated septum | a shifted medial partition of the nasal cavity |
| distal esophageal stricture | in the setting of active reflux esophagitis; narrowing of the lower esophagus with active backflowing of gastric contents into the esophagus, thus irritating mucosal membranes |
| Dupuytren contracture | disease of the palmar fascia with thickening and shortening of the fibrous bands on the palmar surface of the hand and fingers; resulting in a flexion deformity of the 4th adn 5th digits |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| endometriosis | ectopic occurrence of endometrial tissue;frequently cysts containing altered blood are formed |
| esophageal stricture | a circumscribed narrowing of the esophagus |
| facet-mediated backpain | a small, smooth area on a vertebral bone or other firm structure causing pain. |
| flexor carpi radialis tendinitis | inflammation of the flexor carpi radialis tendon |
| hiatal hernia | protrusion of part of the stomach through teh esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm |
| intertrochanteric fracture | a fracture of the proximal femur located in the metaphysial bone in the region between the greater and lesser trochanter |
| leiomyomata uteri | a benign neoplasm derived from the smooth muscle of the uterus |
| malignant melanoma | a cancerous neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin (most commonly in the skin or in the eye and rarely mucous membranes. All melanomas are malignant |
| nasal airway obstruction | blockage int he nose that interfers with respiration |
| obstructive sleep apnea | absence of spontaneous breathing during sleep due to a blockage or narrowing of the airway |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation involving bones & joints |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| pelvic endometriosis | inflammation of the inner lining (endometrium) of the uterus; pertaining to the pelvic area |
| pneumoperitoneum | presence of air or gas in the peritoneal cavity as a result of disease |
| prostate carcinoma | malignant tumor or growth in the prostate gland |
| reflux esophagitis | inflammation of the lower esophagus resulting from regurgitation of acid gastric contents |
| tonsillar & adenoid hypertrophy | nonphysiologic overall increase in size of tonsil and adenoid tissue |
| turbinate hypertrophy | overgrowth of this bone (shaped like a top) referring to turbinated bones in the nasal cavity |
| urinary tract infection | microbial infection, usually bacterial of any part of the urinary tract |
| varicocele | a condition manifested by abnormal dilation of the veins of the spermadic cord |
| vulvar dysplasia | abnormal tissue development around the vulva |
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