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Revision as of 15:21, 25 June 2014
Overview
Life-Threatening Causes
• Life threatening causes do not include chronic conditions.
• Make sure to include the following definition underneath the subheading of every life threatening causes section:
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
• The list of life threatening causes must be arranged in alphabetical order.
• If the page's disease is itself life-threatening, do not add causes in the life-threatening causes section.
• Instead, write the following sentence under the subheading:
Disease name is a life-threatening condition and must be treated as such irrespective of the causes.
Life-threatening conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
• This section is to outline the most common causes of the disease or condition you are describing. • This can be done in a list form where causes are arranged in alphabetical order.
Causes by Organ System
• List the causes by organ system and separate eacg by a comma under the appropriate category where it says "No underlying causes". • Erase "No underlying causes" if you are listing causes in that category. • For an example of the causes by organ system table in a causes microchapter, click [[Jaundice causes#Causes by Organ System|here]].
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
• List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.
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