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Cardiology. Acute decompensated heart failure ( ADHF) is a sudden worsening of the signs and symptoms of heart failure, which typically includes difficulty breathing ( dyspnea ), leg or feet swelling, and fatigue. [1] ADHF is a common and potentially serious cause of acute respiratory distress. The condition is caused by severe congestion of ...
Klüver–Bucy syndrome is a syndrome resulting from lesions of the medial temporal lobe, particularly Brodmann area 38, [ 1] causing compulsive eating, hypersexuality, a compulsive need to insert inappropriate objects in the mouth ( hyperorality ), visual agnosia, and docility. Klüver–Bucy syndrome is more commonly found in rhesus monkeys ...
Frequency. 70% (elderly inpatients) Hypoalbuminemia (or hypoalbuminaemia) is a medical sign in which the level of albumin in the blood is low. [ 1] This can be due to decreased production in the liver, increased loss in the gastrointestinal tract or kidneys, increased use in the body, or abnormal distribution between body compartments.
The ICD-10 (1992) diagnostic entity, malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus (ICD-10 code E12), was deprecated by the World Health Organization (WHO) when the current taxonomy was introduced in 1999. [72] Yet another form of diabetes that people may develop is double diabetes.
Symptoms. Not wanting to eat, no hunger, dizziness, weakness. Anorexia is a medical term for a loss of appetite. While the term outside of the scientific literature is often used interchangeably with anorexia nervosa, many possible causes exist for a loss of appetite, some of which may be harmless, while others indicate a serious clinical ...
Frequency. 2% (people in hospital) [ 1] Hypophosphatemia is an electrolyte disorder in which there is a low level of phosphate in the blood. [ 1] Symptoms may include weakness, trouble breathing, and loss of appetite. [ 1] Complications may include seizures, coma, rhabdomyolysis, or softening of the bones.
Polyphagia or hyperphagia is an abnormally strong, incessant sensation of hunger or desire to eat often leading to overeating. [ 1] In contrast to an increase in appetite following exercise, polyphagia does not subside after eating and often leads to rapid intake of excessive quantities of food. Polyphagia is not a disorder by itself; rather ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...