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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.
This is a shortened version of the fourth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs. It covers ICD codes 280 to 289. The full chapter can be found on pages 167 to 175 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV.It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis, but where a specific diagnosis was not made.
Currently, the American Cancer Society, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American College of Radiology, and the Society of Breast Imaging encourage annual mammograms beginning at age 40. [30] [31] [32] The National Cancer Institute encourages mammograms every one to two years for women ages 40 to 49. [33]
B reast cancer is not a single disease but multiple ones, ... a 69-year-old North Carolina resident who was diagnosed with DCIS in 2014 after an annual mammogram. Her husband, a physician ...
Traumatic hemolytic anemia [2] Impact [2] Macrovascular defects-prostheses [2] Microvascular causes [2] Disseminated intravascular hemolysis [2] Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura [2] Typical and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome [2] Other microvascular abnormalities; Hypersplenism [2] Hemolytic anemia due to toxic effects on the membrane ...
While research shows that consistent screenings can reduce breast cancer mortality by 40% (breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death for women in the U.S.), statistics show ...
Monoclonal gammopathy, also known as paraproteinemia, is the presence of excessive amounts of myeloma protein or monoclonal gamma globulin in the blood.It is usually due to an underlying immunoproliferative disorder or hematologic neoplasms, especially multiple myeloma.