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Glossary
Note: Within a definition, words in italics are defined elsewhere in the glossary. Words beginning with * were coined or brought into the language of voice disorders by Dr. Bastian, or to our knowledge are used primarily by BVI physicians and Bastian-trained fellows. Please note that we may be adding terms to this list from time to time. Copyright © 2008 Bastian Voice Institute.
Web, glottic:
See glottic web.
Wegener’s Granulomatosis:
A rare inflammatory disease of small arteries and veins (vacuities)
that classically involves vessels supplying the tissues of
the lungs, nasal passages (sinuses), and kidneys. At BVI,
we see a large population of persons with presumed Wegener’s
granulomatosis causing subglottic and tracheal stenosis.
Working diagnosis: A term
used to refer to the leading contender in a list of two or
more potential diagnoses. Infrequently, at the conclusion
of the initial consultation, we have two fairly strong diagnostic
possibilities, and begin with treatment for one of them, now
termed the working diagnosis, as the next step in finalizing
a diagnosis. If a working diagnosis is relatively certain,
we may begin treatment for that diagnosis. In other cases,
additional testing is in order to try to solidify the working
diagnosis into a final diagnosis.
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