Question 1

what does regional and proximal enteritis mean?

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Crohn's disease: Regional enteritis is another name for crohn's disease, named so because crohn's tends to cause skip lesions, affecting discontinuous portions of the bowel.  Crohn's can affect any portion of the bowel from end to end. Proximal enteritis affects the proximal, or higher portions of the bowel, including duodenum and/or jejunum.

Question 2

what is best medicine to be taken when it was diagnose with moderate hydronephrosis secondary to proximal ureterolithiases?

Accepted Answer

Lots of fluid: Drinking lots of fluid can help to flush the stone out and relief the blockage and hydronephrosis.  However, it depends on the size of the ureterolithiasis.  If it is greater than 6mm, a procedure to break up the stone or remove the stone should be considered.

Question 3

where is proximal 2/3 of colon?

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Colon: From the appendix to approximately the start of the sigmoid colon

Question 4

did i break my proximal phalanx?

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The best way: To find out is through medical hx, medical eval and x-ray.

Question 5

what is proximal phalangeal cortical lesion?

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Bone lesion...: The proximal phalanx is the first bone of the fingers and toes (the bone closest to the hand or foot).  The cortex is the hard, outer portion of the bone.  A lesion is just that - a spot that can be seen on x-ray of mri.  Excatly what it is will need to be determined by a radiologist, or removed and diagnosed by a pathologist.

Question 6

what is the symtoms and signs of proximal myopathy?

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This type of weaknes: Leads to problems with repetitive activity with arms elevated such as styling ones hair. In the lower extremities it makes it harder to rise from a chair and climb stairs. Classically associated with prolonged steroid therapy.

Question 7

my  proximal  lad : 100% stenosis, type c. what should i do?

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Revascularization: Would seem appropriate. Stent or bypass. Discuss plan with your cardiologist.

Question 8

my nails are showing black color in its proximal part.what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Fingernails? toenail: Unlikely you've hammered all of them. See doc 2 b checked for infection &/or compromised circulation. R u diabetic? Sugar control essential 2 prevent fungal infxns of (toe)nails, but vascular problems may b part of problem (in older pts). If only toenails, make sure shoes fit properly so toes aren't jamming against end of shoe. May be normal in afro-americans. See fp/podiatrist 2 decide.

Question 9

what is right hydronephrosis and proximal hydroureter? what causes these?

Accepted Answer

Hydornephrosis: Something is blocking the urine getting from your kidney to your bladder on the right. kidney stone. REcent surgery?

Question 10

what does this mean: "dominant concentric soft plaque in proximal rca causing moderate to marked stenosis"?

Accepted Answer

What does this term : It is simply a description of what the person reading the scan thought the area of the diseased vessel looked like.  The amount of blockage is usually the most useful feature of the report with the description being of secondary importance.

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