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lesion

vr.tr.lesion · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain lesions in general terms, relay classification, examples and description from clinical sources, describe the named forms, route concerning lesions to medical assessment, and distinguish lesions from symptoms, tumours as a subset, normal variants and artefacts, without diagnosing individuals.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain lesions in general terms, relay classification, examples and description from clinical sources, describe the named forms, route concerning lesions to medical assessment, and distinguish lesions from symptoms, tumours as a subset, normal variants and artefacts, without diagnosing individuals.

Any abnormal change or damage in a tissue or organ due to disease or injury, from wounds and ulcers to tumours and areas of infection, described by location, appearance and cause; forms the registry aliases name include skin lesions, mouth lesions, the brown tumour of bone seen in hyperparathyroidism, skip lesions that leave healthy tissue between affected areas as in Crohn disease, and pseudotumours and pseudocysts, which mimic tumours or cysts without being true ones. Lesions are findings that need clinical interpretation, and new, changing, bleeding or non-healing lesions, especially of the skin, should be assessed by a doctor.

What it is for: Not applicable; a clinical finding.

It can be explain classification; relay examples and description; describe named forms; route concerning lesions.

Distinguishing features

Abnormal tissue change

Described systematically

Many causes

A finding, not a diagnosis

What it looks like

Varied; from a red skin patch or ulcer to a mass seen on imaging.

Physical character

description axes: site, size, shape, colour, margin list

skip lesions: characteristic of Crohn disease note

registry parents: physiological damage, clinical sign note

How it is recognised

Abnormal change or damage in tissue

Brown tumor, lesions in mouth, skin lesion, pseudotumor, pseudocyst, skip lesion

Symptoms are what a person feels; tumours are a kind of lesion; normal variants are not damage; artefacts are imaging errors

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

clinical sign

includes -

ulcer

is contrasted with -

symptom

is contrasted with - subset

tumor

In practice

Families and kinds

skin lesions

oral lesions

bone lesions such as brown tumour

space-occupying lesions

pseudotumours and pseudocysts

Standards and regulation

Clinical description and imaging reporting standards

Failure modes and hazards

Missing skin cancer in changing lesions

Overinterpreting benign findings

Self-diagnosis from images

Also called

brown tumorlesions in mouthskin lesionpseudotumorpseudocystSkip lesionTargetoidpancreatic pseudocystStafne defect

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a lesion is.

Science.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. Is there a new, changing, bleeding or non-healing skin lesion, or a mouth lesion lasting more than a few weeks, in which case see a doctor for assessment? boundary
  2. What is a lesion, and how does it differ from symptoms, tumours, normal variants and imaging artefacts? definition

Forms

Named forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are skin and mouth lesions, brown tumour, skip lesions and pseudotumours and pseudocysts? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific form? action
Description Description.

Science.

Axes

Describing lesions.

Axes

Axes.

  1. How are lesions described by site, size, shape and margin? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Imaging

Imaging lesions.

Imaging

Imaging.

  1. How are lesions characterised on imaging? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Examples Examples.

Science.

Skin

Skin lesions.

Skin

Skin.

  1. What primary and secondary skin lesions do dermatologists describe? provenance
  2. Which entry fits skin condition? action

Skip lesions

Skip lesions.

Skip lesions

Skip lesions.

  1. Why are skip lesions typical of Crohn disease? provenance
  2. Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Care.

Attribution.

Warning signs

When to seek care.

Warning signs

Warning signs.

  1. What lesion features prompt medical review, such as the ABCDE rule for moles? provenance
  2. Which entry fits melanoma? action

Mimics

Pseudotumours.

Mimics

Mimics.

  1. Why do pseudotumours and pseudocysts mimic real lesions? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should skin lesions be a separate entry?
  • How should lesion description standards be linked?
  • Should pseudotumour be clarified?
Draft as JSON