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Criteria for diagnosing ms
MS can be difficult to diagnose. There is no single abnormality that reveals a patient has MS. And there isn't one test that will show that a patient has MS. Since a variety of other illnesses cause similar c...read more
Diagnosing asthma
Diagnosing asthma is the first step towards effective treatment. Studies show that up to half of all asthmatics do not receive proper treatment because they don’t recognise the signs, and so they suff...read more
Diagnosing asthma
Many people with asthma don’t know that they have the disease. In young patients with recurrent coughing and wheezing the diagnosis of asthma is not always straightforward, and it is important to think ...read more
Diagnosing back pain
Physical examination and medical history Your doctor will take a medical history, and will likely ask about the frequency, duration and nature of the pain (whether it is piercing, throbbing, burning, etc); w...read more
Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis
Some people with MS say that handling the uncertainty during and following diagnosis is harder than coping with any of the symptoms they ever experience. Knowing what to expect can help to make the challenges...read more
Diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
None of the following tests is an individually conclusive indicator of prostate cancer. Your doctor is likely to use more than one test to determine whether or not you are affected by prostate cancer.Everyman...read more
Diagnosis in ayurveda
According to Ayurvedic concept, health is the state in which the structure and function of a particular individual is operating in a systemized way and the individual is in a state of physical, mental and spi...read more
Diagnosis-Alzheimer's disease
It is most important that a doctor should diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, as many other treatable conditions (such as hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiency, hypoglycaemia, anaemia and depression) have sympto...read more
Facts about prostate cancer
How common is prostate cancer? 32,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. It has become the most common cancer in men overtaking lung cancer. With PSA testing on the increase and an a...read more
Hair loss in children: more than you imagine
Hair loss in children is a more prevalent occurrence than most people imagine. Currently children's hair loss is responsible for approximately 3% of all pediatric office visits in this country.The American Ha...read more
How is dementia diagnosed?
If you are close to someone who is feeling confused, agitated or forgetful, you may like to suggest that the person see their general practitioner (GP). They may wish to accompany them on their visit....read more
How is MS Diagnosed?
There is no single test that unequivocally detects MS. When faced with a patient whose symptoms, neurological exam results, and medical history suggest MS, physicians use a variety of tools to rule out other ...read more
Management of type 2 diabetes
Step 1 Diagnosis This is made by 2 simple fasting blood tests in most cases. If the blood glucose is 7mmols or higher or if you are having symptoms of diabetes and one fasting blood glucose reading 7mmols or...read more
Ms: diagnostic process
Neurological examination A neurological examination can reveal the location of lesions in the brain and spinal cord. A physician, usually a neurologist, will perform a general physical exam ...read more
Neurogenic stuttering: some guidelines
Neurogenic stuttering is a type of fluency disorder in which a person has difficulty in producing speech in a normal, smooth fashion. Individuals with fluency disorders may have speech that s...read more
What is alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting around 500,000 people in the UK. This information sheet outlines the symptoms and causes of Alzheimer's disease, and describes what treatment...read more
What is cluttering?
Like stuttering, cluttering is a fluency disorder, but the two disorders are not the same. Cluttering involves excessive breaks in the normal flow of speech that seem to result from disorgani...read more
What is hypolactasia?
A food intolerance is a repeated adverse reaction to a specific food. Every time the food to which there is an intolerance is eaten, the same reaction occurs. Lactose intoleranceread moreWho gets ms?
There are approximately 350,000 to 400,000 diagnosed cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States. However, it's estimated that the actual number of Americans with MS may be higher, because many peop...read more
