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R10.4. ICD-9-CM. 789.6. Blumberg's sign (also referred to as rebound tenderness or Shchetkin–Blumberg's sign) is a clinical sign in which there is pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen. (The latter is referred to simply as abdominal tenderness .) It is indicative of peritonitis.
782.7 Petechiae. 782.8 Change in skin texture. 782.9 Other symptoms involving skin. 783 Symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism and development. 783.0 Anorexia. Loss of appetite. 783.1 Abnormal weight gain. 783.2 Abnormal loss of weight. 783.3 Feeding difficulties and mismanagement.
The International Classification of Headache Disorders ( ICHD) is a detailed hierarchical classification of all headache -related disorders published by the International Headache Society. [1] It is considered the official classification of headaches by the World Health Organization, and, in 1992, was incorporated into the 10th edition of their ...
Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is a nerve entrapment condition that causes chronic pain of the abdominal wall. It occurs when nerve endings of the lower thoracic intercostal nerves (7–12) are 'entrapped' in abdominal muscles, causing a severe localized nerve (neuropathic) pain that is usually experienced at the front of the abdomen.
The most frequent reasons for abdominal pain are gastroenteritis (13%), irritable bowel syndrome (8%), urinary tract problems (5%), inflammation of the stomach (5%) and constipation (5%). In about 30% of cases, the cause is not determined. About 10% of cases have a more serious cause including gallbladder ( gallstones or biliary dyskinesia) or ...
Under the category of headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal, the ICHD specifies the diagnostic criteria for oestrogen-withdrawal headache (8.4.3, G44.83 and Y42.4), and suggests that both that diagnosis and one of the menstrual migraine diagnoses be used in case of migraines related to oestrogen withdrawal occurring mainly at ...
Ophthalmology. Quadrantanopia, quadrantanopsia, refers to an anopia (loss of vision) affecting a quarter of the visual field . It can be associated with a lesion of an optic radiation. [1] While quadrantanopia can be caused by lesions in the temporal and parietal lobes of the brain, it is most commonly associated with lesions in the occipital lobe.
Hemiplegic migraine. Hemiplegic migraine is a type of migraine headache characterized by motor weakness affecting only one side of the body, accompanied by aura. There is often an impairment in vision, speech, or sensation. It can run in the family, called familial hemiplegic migraine, or in a single individual, called sporadic hemiplegic migraine.