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Key
Green: is a medical procedure.
Orange is medicine.
Blue are diseases and conditions.
Purple is equipment.
Black is "other".
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▪ Legionellosis (Legionnaire's disease): A severe and sometimes fatal disease caused by species within the Legionella genus of bacteria. It can be inhaled from contaminated water supplies and has become a major cause of nosocomial pneumonia.
▪ Leprosy: A chronic contagious bacterial infection that attacks the body's nerves, mucous membranes and skin. The only clear physical symptom is skin lesions, but the disease also causes granulomas on the nerves, resulting in loss of sensation, and in the mucous membranes. If untreated, the disease causes severe disfiguration of the skin, limbs and eyes. The disease is not easy to treat and requires a multi-drug regimen over a period of at twelve months, and occasionally for life or a repeated treatment if the disease reoccurs.
▪ Low Blood Sugar: An indication of a serious underlying condition. If blood sugar drops too low, coma will result. Individuals who are suffering from low blood sugar are generally irritable and easily distracted. They then become disoriented before losing consciousness. In all cases, it can be treated by giving a source of glucose to the patient, either orally or intravenously. Luckily, if low blood sugar is detected, giving the patient glucose will result in immediate relief.
▪ Lumbar puncture: A diagnostic procedure that consists of using a large needle to penetrate the skin of the back and the space between bones of the spine into the cavity containing the spinal fluid in order to extract it for tests. Normal spinal fluid is clear and uninfected. If the physician suspects an infection, it may be absent in the blood, but present in the spinal fluid, which is often cloudy as a result. However, a lumbar puncture is a difficult and somewhat dangerous procedure. Although it may only be performed by a physician, the needle must be aimed through the spaces in the bones and discs of the vertebrae. This cannot be done by sight and essentially the doctor must "feel" his way into an appropriate space. However, if the procedure does not go well, the patient's spinal cord can be damaged, leading to partial or total paralysis.
▪ Lupus: 'Originally any chronic, progressive, usually ulcerating, skin disease. In current usage when the word is used alone, it has no precise meaning' (Taber, 1273). This definition tends to underscore the enigma that is lupus, especially considering the simple definition provides eight different forms of lupus following it. When the term 'lupus' is used on House, it is almost always referring to systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE. This disease with acute episodes that is characterised as a chronic autoimmune disease that involves multiple organ systems.
▪ Lyme Disease: A severe infectious disease caused by the exposure to a certain bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted through the bites of ticks and is endemic wherever ticks are found. It most commonly affects individuals who live in or near forested areas. The key symptom is a large target shaped rash centered at the site of the tick bite. However, this rash can be obscured by other skin discolorations, or by the hairline.
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Green: is a medical procedure.
Orange is medicine.
Blue are diseases and conditions.
Purple is equipment.
Black is "other".
- L -
▪ Legionellosis (Legionnaire's disease): A severe and sometimes fatal disease caused by species within the Legionella genus of bacteria. It can be inhaled from contaminated water supplies and has become a major cause of nosocomial pneumonia.
▪ Leprosy: A chronic contagious bacterial infection that attacks the body's nerves, mucous membranes and skin. The only clear physical symptom is skin lesions, but the disease also causes granulomas on the nerves, resulting in loss of sensation, and in the mucous membranes. If untreated, the disease causes severe disfiguration of the skin, limbs and eyes. The disease is not easy to treat and requires a multi-drug regimen over a period of at twelve months, and occasionally for life or a repeated treatment if the disease reoccurs.
▪ Low Blood Sugar: An indication of a serious underlying condition. If blood sugar drops too low, coma will result. Individuals who are suffering from low blood sugar are generally irritable and easily distracted. They then become disoriented before losing consciousness. In all cases, it can be treated by giving a source of glucose to the patient, either orally or intravenously. Luckily, if low blood sugar is detected, giving the patient glucose will result in immediate relief.
▪ Lumbar puncture: A diagnostic procedure that consists of using a large needle to penetrate the skin of the back and the space between bones of the spine into the cavity containing the spinal fluid in order to extract it for tests. Normal spinal fluid is clear and uninfected. If the physician suspects an infection, it may be absent in the blood, but present in the spinal fluid, which is often cloudy as a result. However, a lumbar puncture is a difficult and somewhat dangerous procedure. Although it may only be performed by a physician, the needle must be aimed through the spaces in the bones and discs of the vertebrae. This cannot be done by sight and essentially the doctor must "feel" his way into an appropriate space. However, if the procedure does not go well, the patient's spinal cord can be damaged, leading to partial or total paralysis.
▪ Lupus: 'Originally any chronic, progressive, usually ulcerating, skin disease. In current usage when the word is used alone, it has no precise meaning' (Taber, 1273). This definition tends to underscore the enigma that is lupus, especially considering the simple definition provides eight different forms of lupus following it. When the term 'lupus' is used on House, it is almost always referring to systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE. This disease with acute episodes that is characterised as a chronic autoimmune disease that involves multiple organ systems.
▪ Lyme Disease: A severe infectious disease caused by the exposure to a certain bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted through the bites of ticks and is endemic wherever ticks are found. It most commonly affects individuals who live in or near forested areas. The key symptom is a large target shaped rash centered at the site of the tick bite. However, this rash can be obscured by other skin discolorations, or by the hairline.
By Letter
| A | | B | | C | | D | | E | | F | | G | | H | | I | | J | | K | | L | | M |
| N | | O | | P | | Q | | R | | S | | T | | U | | V | | W | | X | | Y | | Z |