Appendix A: Diagnoses Flashcards
Master our preferred terms for common diagnoses, as found in Appendix A of the Style Guide.
petit mal seizure
absence seizure
placental abruption
abruptio placentae
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome (children), adult respiratory distress syndrome
chronic adrenocortical insufficiency
Addison disease
autism
autism spectrum disorder
Barrett syndrome
Barrett esophagus
heredofamilial tremor
benign essential tremor
benign prostatic hypertrophy
benign prostatic hyperplasia
motor aphasia
Broca aphasia
cholestasia
cholestasis
extradural hemorrhage
epidural hematoma
grand mal seizure
generalized tonic-clonic seizure
Wegener granulomatosis
granulomatosis with polyangiitis
congestive heart failure
heart failure
shingles
herpes zoster (except in contexts where lay terms are preferable)
housemaid’s knee
prepatellar bursitis
prolactin-producing adenoma
prolactinoma
Reiter syndrome
reactive arthritis
suppurative arthritis
septic arthritis
postpartum pituitary necrosis syndrome
Sheehan syndrome
cerebrovascular accident
stroke
Tourette syndrome
Tourette disorder
chicken pox
varicella (except in contexts where lay terms are preferable)
acoustic neuroma
vestibular schwannoma
sensory aphasia
Wernicke aphasia
Wernicke syndrome
Wernicke encephalopathy
endodermal sinus tumor
yolk sac tumor
pickwickian syndrome
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome
rubeola
measles
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Kawasaki disease
