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Concha bullosa on both sides (marked with asterisks), coronal orientated image from CT. A concha bullosa is a pneumatized (air-filled) cavity within a nasal concha, also known as a turbinate. [1] Bullosa refers to the air-filled cavity within the turbinate. [1] It is a normal anatomic variant seen in up to half the population.
This is a shortened version of the eighth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Respiratory System. It covers ICD codes 460 to 519. The full chapter can be found on pages 283 to 300 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
This is a shortened version of the sixteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Symptoms, Signs and Ill-defined Conditions. It covers ICD codes 780 to 799. The full chapter can be found on pages 455 to 471 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
List of ICD-9 codes 280–289: diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs; List of ICD-9 codes 290–319: mental disorders; List of ICD-9 codes 320–389: diseases of the nervous system and sense organs; List of ICD-9 codes 390–459: diseases of the circulatory system; List of ICD-9 codes 460–519: diseases of the respiratory system
The inferior conchae are graded 1–4 based on the inferior concha classification system (known as the inferior turbinate classification system) in which the total amount of the airway space that the inferior concha takes up is estimated. Grade 1 is 0–25% of the airway, grade 2 is 26–50% of the airway, grade 3 is 51–75% of the airway and ...
A common anatomic variant is an air-filled cavity within a concha known as a concha bullosa. [77] In rare cases a polyp can form inside a bullosa. [78] Usually a concha bullosa is small and without symptoms but when large can cause obstruction to sinus drainage. [79]
The presence of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain is one of the key hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. These irregular clumps of protein are closely associated with disease progression.
This is a shortened version of the first chapter of the ICD-9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. It covers ICD codes 001 to 139. The full chapter can be found on pages 49 to 99 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.