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Sarcopenia (ICD-10-CM code M62.84 [1]) is a type of muscle loss that occurs with aging and/or immobility. It is characterized by the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength. The rate of muscle loss is dependent on exercise level, co-morbidities, nutrition and other factors.
Based on symptoms. Diagnosis of exclusion requiring laboratory evaluation, physical and biopsychosocial assessment. [1] Differential diagnosis: Occupational burnout; chronic fatigue due to a known medical condition such as chronic fatigue syndrome, overtraining: Treatment: Symptomatic: Frequency: 6.2 to 64.2 per 1000 [2]
(M62.89) Rhabdomyolysis and (R82.1) myoglobinurias; The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that physicians restrict prescribing high-dose Simvastatin (Zocor, Merck) to patients, given an increased risk of muscle damage. The FDA drug safety communication stated that physicians should limit using the 80-mg dose unless the patient has ...
Muscle weakness is a lack of muscle strength. Its causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy.
The diagnosis is supported by a urine test strip which is positive for "blood" but the urine contains no red blood cells when examined with a microscope. [3] Blood tests show a creatine kinase activity greater than 1000 U/L, with severe disease being above 5000–15 000 U/L. [5] The mainstay of treatment is large quantities of intravenous ...
Diastasis recti. 72-year-old man, epigastric protrusion when raising the head. Diastasis recti, or rectus abdominis diastasis, is an increased gap between the right and left rectus abdominis muscles. [1]
Compartment syndrome is a clinical diagnosis. [14] It comes from a provider's exam and the patient's history. [5] [14] Diagnosis may also require measuring intracompartmental pressure. [5] [6] Using both methods increases the accuracy of diagnosing compartment syndrome. [46]
ICD-9-CM codes that were changed since the release of IV were updated. [4] The DSM-IV and the DSM-IV-TR both contain a total of 297 mental disorders. [5] For an alphabetical list, see List of mental disorders in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR (alphabetical).