Treatment and Diagnosis

Diagnosis A doctor begins by looking at a person’s symptoms and asking about their medical history. Next, the doctor checks the skin for signs like tense…

Diagnosis Doctors often detect an undescended testicle soon after birth during a routine check of the baby boy’s genitals. They check the scrotum to see if…

Diagnosis When healthcare providers suspect a ventricular septal defect (VSD), also known as a hole in the heart, they use a mix of listening and imaging…

Diagnosis Doctors use several methods to check for jaw cysts, odontogenic cysts, and benign tumors of the mandible. Common tests include: These steps help separate inflammatory…

Diagnosis Health care professionals use several steps and tools to diagnose Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare but serious prion disease. The main goal is to identify…

Diagnosis Doctors can sometimes find signs of Turner syndrome before a child is born. This often happens when certain clues appear during an ultrasound, such as…

Overview Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that usually develops after an injury, surgery, or trauma, most often affecting an arm or…

Overview Body lice are small parasites that feed on human blood and live in the seams of clothing. These insects can cause a skin condition called…

Overview Metabolic syndrome is a combination of health problems that raises the risk for heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. These problems include abdominal obesity,…