Question 1

what does small mediastinal nodes are nonspecific mean?

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Incidental: Most of the time they are incidental findings with no clinical significance. If the test was done looking for lymph nodes best will be to ask the ordering provider what to do next.

Question 2

what is the implication of small mediastinal nodes  nonspecific?

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Many: Unfortunately or fortunately, that is as vague a finding as you can have. It needs to be taken in the context of your general health, history of smoking, any physical finding, and the reason for which your doc ordered the scan. Very often these are benign findings and just need be followed up but your doc will have to decide what to do next. You need to discuss this with him/her.

Question 3

what's nonspecific urethritis from?

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NSU, also known as…: …ngu (non-gonococcal urethritis) is most often a disease transmitted by vaginal/oral/ anal sex; may involve chlamydia, trichomonas, or herpes. Occasionally urethritis can be caused by friction (intercourse or masturbation), detergents/ soap, or excess alcohol. Diagnosis reached by eliminating possible causes.

Question 4

how is nonspecific urethritis diagnosed?

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NSU/NGU is diagnosed: By excluding possible causes: gonorrhea, other std's, excessive alcohol or caffeine, allergy to soaps or detergents. In majority of cases, cause is std like chlamydia, trichomonas, or herpes. Testing is done via urine or a specimen swabbed from the end of the urethra.

Question 5

what causes nonspecific urethritis to develop?

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Mycoplasma: Is a less common infectious cause that is not easily diagnosed by looking at the urine or doing a routine urine culture.

Question 6

what does scattered nonspecific lymph nodes mean?

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Vague: It is a very vague description that basically says the lymph nodes look abnormal in some way, but it's minimally abnormal and there is no pattern to the abnormality. Best to discuss with your doctor but usually, clinically this doesn't really mean translate into anything. (i.e. non-diagnostic, not really helpful for guiding treatment either) Hope this helps.

Question 7

what does the ultrasound language 'nonspecific' mean?

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Non specific: No specific ultrasound findings were present. Findings were not likely pathological and could be caused by a variety of things.

Question 8

what exactly does "nonspecific" mean in an upper endoscopy?

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Define "nonspecific": "Nonspecific" often applies to a pathologic finding that is not definitive or distinguishing alone to make a diagnosis. For example, gastritis may be considered nonspecific, unless there are features present that allow one to characterize the mucosal changes seen as peptic, atrophic, caustic, etc.

Question 9

please explain what does nonspecific mean in an upper endoscopy?

Accepted Answer

No diagnosis: Usually means sometime mild, of uncertain clinical significance. If something is non-specific, the endoscopist usually takes a biopsy to ensure it is nothing significant indeed.

Question 10

is there any difference between nonspecific t wave changes and inverted t-wave?

Accepted Answer

Not really: Not really. Those are just two different ways to describe the same abnormality seen in the ekg.

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