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ALS Symptoms and Diagnosis

The initial symptoms of ALS can be quite varied in different people. One person may have trouble grasping a pen or lifting a coffee cup, while another ...

How Parkinson's Disease Is Diagnosed | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Because there is no conclusive screening or test, patients with very early Parkinson's disease may not meet the clinical diagnosis criteria. On the flip side, ...

The Spot Diagnosis Podcast reaches 40,000 downloads

The Spot Diagnosis Podcast provides evidence-based, up-to-date medical education and information aimed at upskilling its listeners in treating ...

Pneumonia Symptoms and Diagnosis | American Lung Association

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames your lungs' air sacs (alveoli). The air sacs may fill up with fluid or pus, causing symptoms such as a cough, fever, ...

Dual Diagnosis - MedlinePlus

Many people with a mental illness also have problems with substance abuse. This is called dual diagnosis, or co-occuring disorders.

Diagnosing ME/CFS - CDC

There is no test available to specifically screen for ME/CFS. · Your healthcare provider will start by asking about your symptoms and health ...

Tiny New Invention Diagnoses Heart Attacks in Minutes, Could Save ...

Though created for speedy diagnostic work in a clinical setting, the test could be adapted as a hand-held tool that first responders could use ...

Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiac Arrest Symptoms

Stroke Symptoms. Spot a stroke F.A.S.T.. FACE DROOPING Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to ...

Symptom Checker with Body from WebMD - Check Your Medical ...

WebMD Symptom Checker is designed with a body map to help you understand what your medical symptoms could mean, and provide you with the trusted information ...

9 Top Skin Cancer Symptoms & Signs

In general, any new or changing spots on your skin that persist for two weeks or more should be brought to your doctor's attention. Skin cancer often has no ...

How is MS Diagnosed? Tests for MS | MS Society

Find out about the tests neurologists use to diagnose MS, including neurological examination, MRI and lumbar puncture.

Signs and Symptoms - Stroke Association

It's vital to know how to spot the signs of a stroke in yourself or someone else. What to do if someone is having a stroke. Stroke is a medical emergency that ...

Diagnosis of Plant Health Problems - CT.gov

This fact sheet discusses the questions that need to be answered and the steps necessary for accurate diagnosis of plant diseases.

Skin Cancer: Symptoms, Types & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

Regularly check all your skin for any changes in size, shape or color of skin growths or the development of new skin spots. Don't forget to check your scalp, ...

Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener - Hillrom

The Spot Vision Screener is a handheld and portable ocular screening device designed to help quickly and easily identify risk factors of amblyopia vision ...

What Is Glaucoma? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

Normal tension glaucoma symptoms. People with "normal tension glaucoma" have eye pressure that is within normal ranges, but show signs of ...

Diagnosis Limbo? What Happens When Doctors Don't Know What's ...

Dr. Adams knows that living in diagnosis limbo can leave you confused, impatient and frustrated. But to alleviate your anxiety when you can't easily get a ...

Tests For Melanoma Skin Cancer

If the doctor thinks a spot might be a melanoma, the suspicious area ... A shave biopsy is useful in diagnosing many types of skin ...

Skin cancer symptoms - Cancer Research UK

Looking for signs of skin cancer. Non melanoma skin cancer tends to develop most often on skin exposed to the sun. To spot skin cancer early it helps to know ...