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ICD-9. 88.8. MeSH. D013817. [ edit on Wikidata] Non-contact thermography, thermographic imaging, or medical thermology is the field of thermography that uses infrared images of the human skin to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Medical thermology is sometimes referred to as medical infrared imaging or tele-thermology ...
Craniocervical instability ( CCI) is a medical condition characterized by excessive movement of the vertebra at the atlanto-occipital joint and the atlanto-axial joint located between the skull and the top two vertebra, known as C1 and C2. [citation needed] The condition can cause neural injury and compression of nearby structures, including ...
De Quervain's thyroiditis, also known as subacute granulomatous thyroiditis or giant cell thyroiditis, is a self-limiting inflammatory illness of the thyroid gland. [1] De Quervain thyroiditis is characterized by fever, flu-like symptoms, a painful goiter, and neck pain. The disease has a natural history of four phases: thyroid pain ...
Frequency. c. 12,000 annually in the United States [ 2] A spinal cord injury ( SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. It is a destructive neurological and pathological state that causes major motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunctions. [ 3] Symptoms of spinal cord injury may include loss of ...
Thyroid nodules are nodules (raised areas of tissue or fluid) which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland. [ 1] They may be hyperplastic or tumorous, but only a small percentage of thyroid tumors are malignant. Small, asymptomatic nodules are common, and often go unnoticed. [ 2] Nodules that grow larger or produce symptoms may ...
In most cases AIT is characterized by onset of pain, firmness, tenderness, redness or swelling in the anterior aspect of the neck. [4] Patients will also present with a sudden fever, difficulty swallowing and difficulty controlling the voice. [5] Symptoms may be present from 1 to 180 days, with most symptoms lasting an average of about 18 days.
31,900 (2015) [ 7] Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland. [ 1] It is a disease in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body. [ 8][ 9] Symptoms can include swelling or a lump in the neck. [ 1]
The patient should remain in the ice bath until their body temperature falls to 102.2 degrees. Then, they can be transported to the hospital. Preparing for heat illness in a warming world