Laryngeal Diseases
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Laryngeal Diseases. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Laryngeal Diseases.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Aphonia - Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic)...
Croup - Inflammation involving the GLOTTIS or VOCAL CORDS and the subglottic larynx. Croup is characterized ...
Dysphonia - Difficulty and/or pain in PHONATION or speaking....
Granuloma, Laryngeal - A tumor-like nodule or mass of inflammatory granulation tissue projecting into the lumen of the LARY...
Hoarseness - An unnaturally deep or rough quality of voice....
Laryngeal Diseases - Pathological processes involving any part of the LARYNX which coordinates many functions such as voi...
Laryngeal Edema - Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues of any part of the LARYNX, commonly associated with laryng...
Laryngeal Neoplasms - Cancers or tumors of the LARYNX or any of its parts: the GLOTTIS; EPIGLOTTIS; LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES; ...
Laryngismus - A disorder in which the adductor muscles of the VOCAL CORDS exhibit increased activity leading to la...
Laryngitis - Inflammation of the LARYNGEAL MUCOSA, including the VOCAL CORDS. Laryngitis is characterized by irri...
Laryngomalacia - A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the LARYNX. Thi...
Laryngostenosis - Developmental or acquired stricture or narrowing of the LARYNX. Symptoms of respiratory difficulty d...
Tuberculosis, Laryngeal - Tuberculosis involving the larynx, producing ulceration of the VOCAL CORDS and the LARYNGEAL MUCOSA....
Vocal Cord Paralysis - Congenital or acquired paralysis of one or both VOCAL CORDS. This condition is caused by defects in ...
Voice Disorders - Pathological processes that affect voice production, usually involving VOCAL CORDS and the LARYNGEAL...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
