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  2. Acromegaly - Wikipedia

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    Acromegaly is a disorder that results in excess growth of certain parts of the human body. It is caused by excess growth hormone (GH) after the growth plates have closed. The initial symptom is typically enlargement of the hands and feet. [3] There may also be an enlargement of the forehead, jaw, and nose.

  3. ICD-10 - Wikipedia

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    ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]

  4. Hypersomatotropism (veterinary) - Wikipedia

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    The presence and level of severity of symptoms vary based on levels of growth hormone excess and duration of excess secretion. In dogs the manifestation of symptoms varies much more than with cats, some dogs may only show signs of acromegaly whilst others show mostly symptoms of diabetes mellitus.

  5. Diagnosis code - Wikipedia

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    In health care, diagnosis codes are used as a tool to group and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms, poisonings, adverse effects of drugs and chemicals, injuries and other reasons for patient encounters. Diagnostic coding is the translation of written descriptions of diseases, illnesses and injuries into codes from a particular classification.

  6. Read code - Wikipedia

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    The first version was developed in the early 1980s by Dr James Read, a Loughborough general medical practitioner. [2] The scheme was structured similarly to ICD-9: . each code was composed of four consecutive characters: first character 0-9, A-Z (excepting I and O), remaining three characters 0-9, A-Z/a-z (excepting i,I,o and O) plus up to three trailing period '.' characters

  7. Endocrine disease - Wikipedia

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    Acromegaly, gigantism, dwarfism; Cushing's disease; Adrenal gland disorders ... List of ICD-9 codes 240-279: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and ...

  8. Gigantism - Wikipedia

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    The specific age of onset for gigantism varies between patients and gender, but the common age that excessive growth symptoms start to appear has been found to be around 13 years. [6] Other health complications, such as hypertension , may occur in pediatric patients with hyper-secretion of growth hormone.

  9. Pituitary adenoma - Wikipedia

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    Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH). Approximately 90–95% of acromegaly cases are caused by a pituitary adenoma and it most commonly affects middle aged adults, [18] Acromegly can result in severe disfigurement, serious complicating conditions, and premature death if ...