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Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a medical condition typically brought on by the aging process in which there are anatomic changes and possibly a loss of function of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine. [1] DDD can take place with or without symptoms, but is typically identified once symptoms arise.
Depersonalization-derealization disorder (DPDR, DDD) [3] [4] is a mental disorder in which the person has persistent or recurrent feelings of depersonalization and/or derealization. Depersonalization is described as feeling disconnected or detached from one's self.
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]
On 1 January 1999 the ICD-10 (without clinical extensions) was adopted for reporting mortality, but ICD-9-CM was still used for morbidity. Meanwhile, NCHS received permission from the WHO to create a clinical modification of the ICD-10, and has production of all these systems: ICD-10-CM, for diagnosis codes, replaces volumes 1 and 2. Annual ...
Type II is today more commonly known as dense deposit disease (DDD). [5] Most cases of dense deposit disease do not show a membranoproliferative pattern. [6] It forms a continuum with C3 glomerulonephritis; together they make up the two major subgroups of C3 glomerulopathy.
DISH most commonly affects the elderly, especially 6th to 7th decades. The estimated frequency in the elderly is ~10% – 20%, with a slight male predominance. The exact cause is unknown. Mechanical, dietary factors and use of some medications (e.g. isotretinoin, etretinate, acitretin and other vitamin A derivatives) [9] may be of significance ...
Baastrup's sign is an orthopedic and radiographic disorder that often occurs in elderly humans. It is characterized by enlargement of the posterior spinous processes of the lumbar spine, with normal intervertebral disc height and neuroforamina.
DDD: daily defined doses Degenerative disk disease: DDH: developmental hip dysplasia: DDI: didanosine: DDx: differential diagnosis: D&E: dilatation and evacuation: DEE: developmental and epileptic encephalopathy: DES: diethylstilbestrol Drug-eluting stent: DEXA: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: DH: developmental history Department of Health ...