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  2. Dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Dysphagia is distinguished from other symptoms including odynophagia, which is defined as painful swallowing, [8] and globus, which is the sensation of a lump in the throat. A person can have dysphagia without odynophagia (dysfunction without pain), odynophagia without dysphagia (pain without dysfunction) or both together.

  3. Pharyngitis - Wikipedia

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    [32] [10] Their general use, however, is poorly supported. [9] Viscous lidocaine relieves pain by numbing the mucous membranes. [33] Antibiotics are useful if a bacterial infection is the cause of the sore throat. [34] [35] For viral infections, antibiotics have no effect. In the United States, they are used in 25% of people before a bacterial ...

  4. Not otherwise specified - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Upper respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of URTIs commonly include cough, sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, headache, low-grade fever, facial pressure, and sneezing. [9] Symptoms of rhinovirus in children usually begin 1–3 days after exposure. The illness usually lasts 7–10 more days. [6]

  6. List of ICD-9 codes 320–389: diseases of the nervous system ...

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    This is a shortened version of the sixth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs. It covers ICD codes 320 to 389 . The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.

  7. Tonsillitis - Wikipedia

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    Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils in the upper part of the throat.It can be acute or chronic. [8] [9] [2] Acute tonsillitis typically has a rapid onset. [10]Symptoms may include sore throat, fever, enlargement of the tonsils, trouble swallowing, and enlarged lymph nodes around the neck.

  8. Medical classification - Wikipedia

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    They include the following: International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders – This publication deals exclusively with Chapter V of ICD-10, [6] and is available as two variants; Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines, [7] also known as the ...

  9. List of mental disorders in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR ...

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    Other (or unknown) substance-related disorder NOS: 307.xx: Pain disorder: 307.89: Pain disorder, associated with both psychological factors and a general medical condition: 307.80: Pain disorder, associated with psychological factors: 300.21: Panic disorder with agoraphobia: 300.01: Panic disorder without agoraphobia: 301.0: Paranoid ...