diagnosis

Virus

...ins 7 Human viral diseases 7.1 Laboratory diagnosis of pathogenic viruses 7.2 Prevention and treatme...nurse Mayinga N.), and Ebola-Reston. Laboratory diagnosis of pathogenic viruses Detection and subsequent isolation of viruses from patients is a very special...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

...tive diagnostic tests to confirm or disconfirm the diagnosis of depression... There is no blood or other biological test to ascertain the presence or absence of a mental illness, as there is for most bodily diseases. If such a test were developed... then the condition would cease to be a mental illness and wou...

Polymerase chain reaction

... the identification of genetic fingerprints , the diagnosis of infectious diseases , the cloning of genes , and paternity testing . Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Patent wars 3 PCR in practice 3.1 Primers 3.2 Procedure 3.3 Example 3.4 PCR optimization 3...

Marfan syndrome

...mans. Although genetic testing is available, a diagnosis is usually made solely on clinical findings. Most individuals with Marfan syndrome have another affected family member, but about 30% of cases are due to new mutations and they are the first in their family. Genetic counseling is available for fa...

Klinefelter's syndrome

...ld, although in many jurisdictions this additional diagnosis can have legal consequences , for example regarding name change . Also, the medical treatment may have to be adapted. External links http://www.47xxy.org/ http://www.klinefeltersyndrome.org/ http://www.aaksis.org/ See also...

Immunology

...led to the development of rapid techniques for the diagnosis of disease, microbes and even illegal drugs in vivo (of course tests conducted in closed environment have a higher degree of accuracy). Such testing is also used to distinguish compatible blood types . Evolutionary immunology Study of the im...

Down syndrome

... due to a large number of abortions after an early diagnosis of Down Syndrome during pregnancy. In a hearing before the German Parliament, doctors stated that 90% of all children prenatally diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted. This number is consistent with the official statistics, wherein 1500 children...

Diabetes mellitus

...ptoms 3.2 Diagnostic approach 3.3 Criteria for diagnosis 3.4 Diabetic ketoacidosis and coma 3.5 Hyperos...nd death if untreated. Diagnostic approach The diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and many cases of type 2 is usually prompted by recent-onset symptoms of excessiv...

Computed axial tomography

... quite expensive, it is the gold standard in the diagnosis of a large number of different disease entities. ...for proper diagnosis. The most common uses include diagnosis of renal/urinary stones , appendicitis , pancreatitis , diverticulitis , abdominal aortic aneur...

Cancer

... in the above list has a substantial differential diagnosis (it may be associated with unrelated diseases). O...ncer Biopsy A biopsy leads to the definitive diagnosis of most malignancies. It requires the removal of cells and/or pieces of tissue for examination by a ...

Biological tissue

...ease, enabling considerable refinement of clinical diagnosis and prognosis. There are four basic types of tissue in the human body. These compose all the organs, structures and other contents. Epithelium - Lines, covers, protects, absorbs and secretes. Connective tissue - As the name suggests, co...