This post is a continuation of 'PATIENTS and their MALADIES, as displayed on this blog August 15, 2021 (part#1), August 15, 2022 (part #2), August 15, 2023 (part #3), and August 15, 2024 (part #4).
previous poetic posts (Note that captions are available for poems displayed on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" as of 2024).
(illnesses #1): amblyopia, bph (benign prostatic hypertrophy), brain symptoms post-concussion, common cold, Conn's syndrome (aldosterone excess).
(illnesses #2): claudication. diabetes insipidus, dyspareunia, eye discharge.
(illnesses #3): flu-like symptoms, ganglion cysts, gluten sensitivity, Graves disease.
(illnesses #4): gynophobia, hemorrhoids, hemiplegia, hives.
hoarding disorder
knee effusion
lichen sclerosus
male infertility
Authors' Note: In medical parlance, ejaculate is pronounced differently as noun (n.) or verb (v.) As a patient in the process of fertility testing, you will undoubtedly be asked to contribute (v.) a sample (n.), to assess sperm quality and cell count.
Authors' Note: Although folks with this engrained problem may be categorized as having depression, schizophrenia or obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding disorder may be a psychiatric malady in its own right.
Astute readers may note that this verse, longer than most limericks, bears a certain similarity to the limerick format. You can learn more about this insider issue by proceeding to the collection Progress in Poetry: "Limerrhoids" .
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.
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.
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