pericardial abscess

  • 1Perianal abscess — An abscess (a local accumulation of pus) that forms next to the anus (the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body) causing tender swelling in that area and pain on defecation. Peri is a prefix borrowed from the Greek that means around or …

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  • 2amebic pericarditis — pericardial inflammation occurring as a result of rupture of an amebic abscess of the liver through the diaphragm …

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  • 3cardiovascular disease — Introduction       any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …

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  • 4Perianal — Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Peri is a prefix borrowed from the Greek. It means around or about. So pericardial is around the heart. Perinatal is around birth. And periumbilical is around the… …

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  • 5Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …

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  • 6Boerhaave syndrome — Esophageal rupture Classification and external resources ICD 10 K22.3 ICD 9 530.4 …

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  • 7decompression — Removal of pressure. [L. de , from, down, + com primo, pp. pressus, to press together] cardiac d. incision into the pericardium or aspiration of fluid from the pericardium to relieve pressure due to blood or other fluid in the pericard …

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  • 8Lymphadenopathy — Cervical lymphadenopathy in someone with mononucleosis ICD 10 I88, L …

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  • 9Widened mediastinum — Classification and external resources ICD 9 519.3 DiseasesDB 29459 Widened mediastinum is a m …

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  • 10medicine, history of — Introduction  the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore       Unwritten history is not… …

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