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What does hypointense mean
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Grossanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 48 years experience
Maybe: Did you mean hypotension? This can cause pow blood flow to the =kidney which could cause damage to you kidney
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Dr. Kamran Janjuaanswered
Radiology 24 years experience
Need context: "hypointense" means "dark" signal on either t1 (more likely) or t2 weighted sequences. These mean different things, and thus more info is needed. Y... Read More
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Dr. Peter Nefcyanswered
Radiology 41 years experience
MRI Description: Structures seen on MRI can be described as being hypointense. They mean a hypointense signal, where an area of darkness in the image is hypointense, ... Read More
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Dr. Reid Blackwelderanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Bone/cartilage shift: Osteochondritis dessicans refers to a condition in which a piece of cartilage and a small piece of bone have come detached. It is common in the knee. ... Read More
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Dr. Cassandra Leeanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 22 years experience
See answer below: Osteochondritis dissecans usually occurs in the knee, but may in the elbow. A piece of cartilage along with a thin layer of bone becomes loose, cause... Read More
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Dr. Maureen Maysanswered
Specializes in Clinical Lipidology
HRT: Hormone replacement therapy.
Estrogen and Progesterone in women after menopause who have their uterus still.
Estrogen only in women after menopause ... Read More
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Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 47 years experience
It means: Resin uptake of tri-iodo thyronine. It means you are possibly hyperthyroid, but it depends on the rest of your thyroid function tests, such as total ... Read More
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Dr. William Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Gout Treatment: Adenuric tablets are used for the long term treatment and prevention of gout, but not for immediate treatment of gout flare-ups. Other medicines are u... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
MPV: MPV = mean platelet volume. It's the average size of platelets in the blood.
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Dr. Michio Abeanswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Thrombocytopenia: Thrombocytopenia means a low platelet count. Platelets are made in your bone marrow along with other kinds of blood cells. They travel through your bl... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Trypophobia: Is a fear of holes in skin.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Dorsal Roots: The dorsal roots are a portion of the spinal cord that accept sensory information that will travel up your spinal cord to be perceived in your brain. ... Read More
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