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Acute severe asthma. Silent chest, worsening symptoms despite use of medication. [1] Acute severe asthma, also known as status asthmaticus, is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators (inhalers) and corticosteroids. [2] Asthma is caused by multiple genes, some having protective effect, with ...
A macrocytic class of anemia is an anemia (defined as blood with an insufficient concentration of hemoglobin) in which the red blood cells (erythrocytes) are larger than their normal volume. The normal erythrocyte volume in humans is about 80 to 100 femtoliters (fL= 10 −15 L). In metric terms the size is given in equivalent cubic micrometers ...
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ( AIHA) is an autoimmune disorder which occurs when antibodies directed against the person's own red blood cells (RBCs) cause them to burst ( lyse ), leading to an insufficient number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in circulation ( anemia ). The lifetime of the RBCs is reduced from the normal 100–120 days to ...
Leukocytosis is a condition in which the white cell count is above the normal range in the blood. [1] [2] It is frequently a sign of an inflammatory response, [3] most commonly the result of infection, but may also occur following certain parasitic infections or bone tumors as well as leukemia.
Purpose. assess individual fitness prior to surgery. The ASA physical status classification system is a system for assessing the fitness of patients before surgery. In 1963 the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) adopted the five-category physical status classification system; a sixth category was later added. These are:
Condition name ICD-10 coding number Diseases Database coding number Medical Subject Headings Iron-deficiency anemia: D50: 6947: Iron-deficiency anemia (or iron deficiency anaemia) is a common anemia that occurs when iron loss (often from intestinal bleeding or menses) occurs, and/or the dietary intake or absorption of iron is insufficient.
Mast cell activation was assigned an ICD-10 code (D89.40, along with subtype codes D89.41-43 and D89.49) in October 2016. [18] According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAI), the most precise method of diagnosing MCAS is through a bone marrow biopsy and aspirate. [16]
289.7 Methemoglobinemia. 289.8 Other specified diseases of blood and blood-forming organs. 289.81 Primary hypercoagulable state. 289.82 Secondary hypercoagulable state. 289.83 Myelofibrosis. 289.84 Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. 289.89 Other specified diseases of blood and blood-forming organs.