Search results
Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
Symptoms of chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis. Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis produces one defining symptom: the appearance of a raised bump (called a papule, or a nodule) on the ear. This ...
The EXIT procedure, or ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure, is a specialized surgical delivery procedure used to deliver babies who have airway compression. Causes of airway compression in newborn babies result from a number of rare congenital disorders, including bronchopulmonary sequestration, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, mouth or neck tumor such as teratoma, and lung or ...
CDH: congenital dislocated hip: CDI: central diabetes insipidus Clostridium difficile infection cool, dry, intact (when referring to incision/surgical sites) or clean, dry, intact when referring to bandages/dressings CDMR: caesarean delivery on maternal request: CDP: cytosine diphosphate CDR: cutaneous drug reaction: CEA: carcinoembryonic ...
Abbrev. Meaning Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin ; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night ...
1 in 1,000 (term babies) [3] Hip dysplasia is an abnormality of the hip joint where the socket portion does not fully cover the ball portion, resulting in an increased risk for joint dislocation. [1] Hip dysplasia may occur at birth or develop in early life. [1] Regardless, it does not typically produce symptoms in babies less than a year old. [3]
A congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is due to the abnormal development of the diaphragm while the fetus is forming. A defect in the diaphragm of the fetus allows one or more of their abdominal ...
Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test)
end diastolic flow (describing the flow of blood through the umbilical artery) EDH. epidural hematoma. EDM. esophageal Doppler monitor. EDRF. endothelium-derived relaxing factor aka nitric oxide. EDTA. ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid.