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What does a 5 mm low attenuation lesion in the left hepatic lobe mean?
I have seen this alot on patient reports. A low attenuation lesion on a certain area of your liver just basically means there is something there it could be a scar or shadow. The low attenuation is a measurement. How strong it is. Low attenuation is good and usually not a concern. If it showed high than it is cause for concern. Repeat your test in 4-6 months just to make sure it does not change.
What are low attenuation exophytic lesions?
It means to grow outwardly.
What are patchy areas of low attenuation in the brainstem mean?
Since 'attenuation' is used, I assume they're talking about CT. Low attenuation means there's not as much tissue in that area blocking the x rays of the CT scanner, which could indicate atrophy in that region I believe. Yes a CT scan was performed on my son's head. It said the patchy attenuation was located in the pons area of the brain stem. How serious is this and how should he follow up?
What is low-attentuation with anterior of kidney?
what is low-attentuation within anterior aspect of right kidney
A ct scan was performed on my son's head the patchy attenuation was in the pons area of the brainstem how serious is this and how should he follow up please?
Low attenuation can mean different things. Was it a CT scan or MRI, do you know if they used contrast. An area with low attenuation needs to be re-evaluated to see what it is. Why did he have the scan? Did he have a trauma/injury? Was he having headaches or other symptoms? What else did the doctors tell you?
What does the medical abbreviation LSIL mean?
Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
How is cervical cancer formed?
It is caused by a sexually transmitted virus, called HPV. It progresses from a benign lesion to a low grade lesion. It then progresses to a high grade lesion which can progress to a microinvasive and then invasive lesion
What is the downward displacement of the kidney and it condition is a floating kidney?
A floating kidney can move. Sometimes people are born with a low kidney called an anomaly and it never bothers them. Sometimes if you loose a lot of weight the kidney can displace into the lower regions and can still function but it can cause pain. If your kidney is low and causing problems you can have a surgery to fix it to where it is supposed to be.
What is a hypo dense lesion on the brain?
a hypodense lesion is any lesion in the brain of density lesser than the normal tissue.it can be any fluid collection such as pus, blood or cyst or any low grade tumors with cystic changes.occipital region is a region in the backside of the brain. so hypodense lesion in occipital region denotes any of the above lesions in that region.to find out the exact lesion clinical correlation is needed.
What diet is beneficial to Fabry's patients who have kidney problems?
A low sodium, low protein diet may be beneficial to patients with Fabry's disease who have some kidney complications.
What is GSR in relation to kidney function I was told mine is low?
A low GSR ( glutathione reductase) in relation to kidney function indicates that an infection is possible. Low levels of GSR can indicate pseudomonas and staph infections.
What is GSR in relation to kidney function I was told mine is low.?
A low GSR ( glutathione reductase) in relation to kidney function indicates that an infection is possible. Low levels of GSR can indicate pseudomonas and staph infections.
