Osteoporosis is defined as a metabolic bone disease “characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bony tissue leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk.
Osteoporosis is defined as a metabolic bone disease “characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bony tissue leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk.
ACR Classification Criteria for Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Traditional format
Hip pain plus at least two of the following:
ESR of less than 20 mm per hour
Femoral or acetabular osteophytes on radiographs
Joint space narrowing on radiographs
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Primary (no other evident associated disease)
Acquired neutropenia
Classical trigeminal neuralgia
A. Paroxysmal attacks of pain lasting from a fraction of a second to 2 minutes, affecting one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve and fulfilling criteria B-C
B. Pain has at least 1 of the following characteristics:
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Clinical Features of Nephrotic Syndrome
The nephrotic syndrome is a clinical complex characterized by:
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Presence of an M-componenta in serum and/or urine plus clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow and/or a documented clonal plasmacytoma.
Refractory anemia (RA).
Cytopenia of at least one lineage in the peripheral blood (usually anemia)
Normal or hypercellular bone marrow with dysplastic changes
Less than 1 percent blasts in the peripheral blood and less than 5 percent blasts in the bone marrow
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Neuromuscular transmission disorder characterized by fluctuating weakness and fatigability of bulbar and other voluntary muscles without loss of reflexes or impairment of sensation or other neurologic function.
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Multiple systems organ failure is said present when more than one of the system dysfunctions detected by test values exceeding the threshold values.
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