Question 1

what does "moderate hemolysis" mean?

Accepted Answer

Moderate = 8-10 g/dL: Hemolysis = breaking of red cells
hemolysis regardless of cause leads to anemia , low hemoglobin
this is called anemia.
mild anemia ( more than 10 g/ dL)
moderate anemia 8-10 g/dL
severe anemia less than 8 g/dL

moderate hemolysis is hemolysis that leads to moderate anemia

Question 2

what does slight moderate mean?

Accepted Answer

Less than moderate: Slight moderate can mean different things depending on what is being described. Most likely, slight moderate means a little less than moderate, or a little less than medium.

Question 3

im 37 weeks pregnant and had an internal exam and was told i had a moderate posterior cervix, what does moderate posterior mean?

Accepted Answer

Anatomy: That the opening of your cervix is not in any way ready for delivery. That it is still pointing backwards and not downward or anterior.

Question 4

what does multilevel right and left moderate neuroforaminal narrowing mean? and what does moderate spinal stenosis mean?

Accepted Answer

"Pinched nerve": Stenosis is the medical term for narrowing.  Spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal that transmits the nerves, including the neural foramen.  Symptoms of spinal stenosis can include back and buttock pain that is worse with prolonged standing or walking.  Patients with spinal stenosis will sometimes lean forward or onto a shopping cart when they walk.  Be seen, many good options.

Question 5

what does this mean?
moderate left neural foraminal stenosis and abutment of the exiting l4 nerve root

Accepted Answer

Pain generator: this could be causing the left sided sciatic symptoms. usually need to know more and do an exam to make sense of the pictures.

Question 6

what does this mean
moderate to severe right hip joint degenerative changes appear
	progressed from the prior exam, with near complete superior joint?

Accepted Answer

Worse arthritis: xrays show the wear on the hip joint like the wear on the tire tread.  As time passes the wear worsens.  This does not always correlate to symptoms.

Hip arthritis typically produces groin pain.

Question 7

what does this mean: moderate coronary arterial calcification with total calcium scoring of 129? dr wants to put my husband on a statin. my husband has tried many and ends up with muscle problems every time. any alternatives?

Accepted Answer

: Moderate coronary arterial calcification with a total calcium score of 129 indicates the presence of calcium deposits in the walls of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. This condition is known as coronary artery calcification (CAC) and is considered a marker of atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by the buildup of plaque in the arteries. There are alternatives to statins,

Question 8

what does moderate residual hyperplasia mean.and could it b causing my chest pain,short of breath n pain in lungs/legs n middle of my chest?

Accepted Answer

Sorry, can't tell: I am sorry to be unresponsive, but the phrase "moderate residual hyperplasia" could be used to refer to any organ system in the body.  Without more context I really cannot provide a meaningful answer to your query.

Question 9

squam epithel, ua result was moderate what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: Just about every voided urine from a female washes a few cells from surrounding labia and vagina and skin.  Thus a few normal  Squamous epithelial cells.   Which are of no consequence.

Question 10

what does it mean by moderate growth of klebsiella pneumoniae? what do i need to do

Accepted Answer

Infection: Where is the growth? Urine or sputum? Either way you need antibiotics as it means infection.

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What does this mean moderate to severe right hip joint degenerative changes appear progressed from the prior exam, with near complete superior joint?

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What does this mean: moderate coronary arterial calcification with total calcium scoring of 129? dr wants to put my husband on a statin. my husband has tried many and ends up with muscle problems every time. any alternatives?

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What does moderate residual hyperplasia mean.and could it b causing my chest pain,short of breath n pain in lungs/legs n middle of my chest?

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