Symptom

knowledge about the symptoms related to ovarian cancer amongst women population [16]. Symptoms such as abdominal bloating, abdominal pain from the symptoms of ovarian cancer listed it is clear that they overlap with symptoms of other diseases. This has caused a challenge for physician [17], to distinguish ovarian cancer from other cancers or diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal disease since the symptoms are the same [14]. In a survey done in UK symptoms of abdominal…

Source #1: Depressive Symptoms during an Acute Schizophrenic Episode: Frequency and Clinical Correlates Review Patients who are diagnosed with Schizophrenia also often express depressive symptoms along with their Schizophrenic symptoms. This depression can be the result of the stress they feel over their episodes of paranoia. Their depression can lead to them having a higher risk of suicide attempts, a lower quality of life, as well has a longer time spent hospitalized for their condition.…

the patient remains contagious approximately 5 days after viremia occurs. If an immunocompetent host is infected range of symptoms can range from no symptoms, to non-specific flu like symptoms, to the classic symptoms of facial rash and arthralgias. When a patient has symptoms of arthalgias and exanthem they are no longer contagious. Signs and Symptoms…

hallucinations and delusions, some of the few symptoms associated with schizophrenia. It is also one of the many hypothesis of how schizophrenia is caused. Another theory of what causes schizophrenia involves the NMDA receptors that…

patient is pessimistic, agitated, and sometimes motionless and/or incoherent. The last condition was called “Dementia Paranoids,” in which patients had dominant delusions of persecution (Warner, 2004). All of these were symptoms of what we call schizophrenia today. However, the symptoms of schizophrenia can range from very mild forms to highly severe forms – not every patient was the same. Eugen Bleuler took this range into account; Bleuler acknowledged Kraepelin’s research and modified it to…

health and causes movements disorders, emotional problems and other symptoms (1). It is also known as an autosomal dominant disease, which means that disorder can be passed down through families and their children. So, if the parent has Huntington's disease, their children will have a chance of having the disease (2). However, people can have this disease at any time in their life even if they were healthy and had no noticeable symptoms (3). Who is at risk? Everyone has the gene that causes…

abnormalities. The age when symptoms develop, the severity of symptoms, and the long-term prognosis of a person diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy vary with each individual. Treatment of HCM focuses on relieving the symptoms and decreasing the risks associated with HCM. For many patients diagnosed with HCM,…

Disease Symptoms – Is There a Way to Manage Them? Crohn’s disease symptoms vary from one patient to the next. Depending on how mild or severe the condition is, the signs could be anywhere from mere nausea to bleeding. There are extraintestinal manifestations which are rarely present. The disease can also affect different parts of the body such as the skin, liver, joints and the eyes. Kids can present delays in growth development. About a third of Crohn’s patients develop the perianal symptoms…

correct amount of diagnostic criteria being present within the appropriate time frame. A. Two or more symptoms from the schizophrenia must be in existence at least once a month, and fewer times would indicate successful treatment. At least one of the occurring symptoms must be (1), (2), or (3): delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms (little to no emotion). B. A fraction of the time since the interruption of normal levels of…

According to Seligman and Reichenberg (2014), about three percent of the general population in the United States present symptoms of Schizotypal personality disorder (p. 361). People with Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD) are described as odd, eccentric, and superstitious because magical thinking is the symptom that differentiates SPD from other personality disorders (p. 361). SPD is a personality disorder that is characterized by delusions. People with SPD have a higher chance of having…