This post is a continuation of 'PATIENTS and their MALADIES, as posted on this blog March 5, 2020 (part#1), March 5, 2021 (part #2), and March 5, 2022 (part #3).
previous poetic posts
(part#1)
amblyopia, bph (benign prostatic hypertrophy), brain symptoms (post-concussion), common cold, Conn's syndrome (aldosterone excess), claudication
(part#2)
diabetes insipidus, dyspareunia, eye discharge, flu-like symptoms, ganglion cysts, gluten sensitivity
(part #3)
Graves disease, gynophobia, hemorrhoids, hemiplegia, hives, hoarding disorder
CURRENT CONTENTS:
Knee effusion
Lichen sclerosus
Male infertility
Nervous bladder
-OMAs (non-tumorous)
Lichen sclerosus
Male infertility
Nervous bladder
-OMAs (non-tumorous)
Pica
Authors' Note: This verse resulted from the author’s personal experience (as patient).
Following trauma, standard X-rays taken in the Emergency Department show most fractures where the bone fragments are displaced. They can not, however, diagnose many undisplaced fractures, particularly in elderly patients with reduced bone density.
Nonspecific swelling with evidence of leaking of fluid into the adjacent joint space (joint effusion) is particularly common in injuries about the knee, and is easily discerned on visual inspection and X-rays. Follow up radiographs after another 3 weeks sometimes display an initially missed healing fracture. In cases where instability, ongoing pain, or persistent effusion are prominent, injury to ligaments may be suspected.
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Authors' Note:
dermatosis: general term for a skin condition
Lichen sclerosus, a chronic skin malady of unknown cause, with lesions affecting primarily the genital areas, is most often a scourge of women, but men sometimes become sufferers. Caring for sensitive skin areas by avoiding scratching and restrictive clothing is a necessary lifestyle change. Lifelong use of potent steroid creams has been shown to reduce the chances of malignant transformation.
Authors' Note: Final requests have also been discussed at OEDILF by poet-editor speedysnail.
Authors' Note: Well, yes.
With advancing age, life becomes a minefield of unexpected diseases; for several of these, the suffix -oma, implying growth or swelling, is used although an underlying neoplastic process is not present.
In the elderly, subdural hematomas or intracranial bleeds (within the envelope of membranes surrounding the brain) may occur with minimal trauma or even spontaneously, particularly if anticoagulants have been used.
The patchy process of atherosclerosis may involves the left main coronary artery or its major division, the left anterior descending artery. In such cases, sudden clotting with blockage of the artery may occur at the site of atheroma, and cause a severe heart attack with cardiac arrest, a major cause of sudden death in the middle-aged and elderly population.
This verse is a companion piece to others by the author dealing with malignant tumors and benign tumors; these are found in the collection of 'Oncologic Verses'.
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poetry lyrics:/ Prudence, pregnant got into the mood/ Where she craved some bizarre forms of food./ Crudely nibbling on plywood/ She proclaimed, "this is dry wood;/ It's much better (so good!) when unglued." |
Authors' Note: The first step is to find a colonoscopist, usually done by enlisting your primary physician to arrange a referral.
You can find a poem about colonoscopists by your favorite blog-authors by clicking HERE.
Authors' Note: The near-spherical posterior chamber of the eye ('the vitreous') is filled with a translucent gel that shrinks with age, and becomes 'stringy'. Fibrous strands in this space leads to the appearance of floaters, a common symptom.
Progressive shrinkage may result in more sudden vitreous detachment with a marked increase in floaters, but generally no harm to vision, and symptoms regress spontaneously over several months. Occasionally, the initial event is accompanied by detachment (tearing –TAIR) of a portion of the light-detecting retina, so careful initial assessment and follow-up are warranted.
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