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	Symptom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A symptom may loosely be said to be a physical condition which shows that one has a particular illness or disorder (see e.g.
		In this, medically correct, sense of the word, it is a subjective report, as opposed to a sign, which is objective evidence of the presence of a disease or disorder.
		The symptom that leads to a diagnosis is called a cardinal symptom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Symptom (212 words)

	The Relation of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Neurasthenia
		Not infrequently there are present associated or secondary symptoms, direct outgrowths of this generalized fatigue; for instance, the patient not infrequently presents a feeling of uncertainty in regard to his movements or in regard to his environment -- i.
		This symptom is undoubtedly one directly referable to the asthenia, and it appears to be due to the lessened vasomotor tone of the cerebral vessels, so that slight efforts or changes of position affect the intracranial circulation.
		Thus we have, as the cardinal symptoms of the indigestion of neurasthenia, atony, delay, and enfeeblement.
	www.meridianinstitute.com /neurasth.htm (7994 words)

	Chronic Hepatitis C: CHALLENGING SYMPTOMS
		Symptoms may be classified as objective, subjective, cardinal, and sometimes, constitutional.
		CARDINAL: A principal symptom in the diagnosis of a disease.
		Numbness or tingling appears to be a symptom that a significant number of persons experience in their extremities, as a result of chronic hep C. The location of numbness or tingling usually is present in the fingers or toes.
	chronichepc.blogspot.com /2005/03/challenging-symptoms.html (1398 words)

	Asthma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main symptom of asthma is wheezing caused by obstruction of the airways.
		The typical rapid changes in airway obstruction can be demonstrated by decrease in pulmonary function values at baseline, after exercise or inhalation of histamine (less common) or methacholine (more common), and subsequent improvement with an inhaled bronchodilator medication.
		Antihistamines are often used to treat allergic symptoms which may underlie the chronic inflammation.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asthma (1394 words)

	CAPS IN AFGHAN REFUGEES
		A rating is also made of the overall impact of the PTSD symptoms on the patient's social and occupational functioning, making an important connection between assessed symptoms and quality of life.
		Inter-item Pearson product-moment correlations were calculated on the intensity and frequency scores averaged for the two raters for the 17 cardinal symptom and the eight associated features items of the CAPS-1.
		Figure 1 presents the matrix of inter-item correlations for the intensity scores averaged across the two raters for the 17 cardinal symptoms and the eight associated features of PTSD.
	www.tconl.com /~spaige/samad.htm (2358 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		Buerger's symptom, in thromboangiitis obliterans, the pain in the affected leg when the patient is lying down is relieved only by lying with the leg hung over the side of the bed.
		Epstein's symptom, a symptom seen in nervous infants, consisting of failure of the upper lid to move downward, giving the child a frightened expression.
		Sklowsky's symptom, when light pressure with the index finger is made upon the healthy skin near, and then over, a vesicle in varicella, the wall of the vesicle easily collapses and the contents are discharged.
	www.merckmedicus.com /pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_content.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/dmd-s-066.htm (2352 words)

	Asthma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The cardinal symptom of asthma is wheezing, indicating airway obstruction.
		Symptoms are often worse during the night or on waking.
		The typical rapid changes in airway obstruction can be demonstrated by a fall in pulmonary function tests spontaneously, after exercise or inhalation of histamine or methacholine, and subsequent improvement with an inhaled bronchodilator medication.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Asthma (1064 words)

	Chapter Carboy <i>to</i> Carding of C by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		The clerics of the supreme Chair are called Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to the hinge by which all things are moved.
		When the papel chair is vacant a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from among themselves.
		The principal parts of a cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and broad brim, with cords and tessels of a special pattern hanging from it.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1194/22158/5.html (420 words)

	arthritis symptoms
		Morning stiffness in the spine is a particularly striking symptom in ankylosing spondylitis.
		Tight skin is a relatively common symptom in scleroderma, CREST syndrome, thyroid disease, and diabetes.
		Low back pain is a particularly common symptom with osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple myeloma, osteoporosis and compression fracture, Reiter’s disease, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), osteomyelitis (an infection in the spine), metastatic cancer, tuberculosis, brucellosis, and stenosis.
	www.arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com /arthritis-symptoms.html (557 words)

	Beyond Symptom Management
		Early attention to symptom relief, individualized patient advocacy and care coordination, and support for coping with illness-related disability and issues of life completion and life closure are within the realm of palliative services to which physicians can contribute.
		Pain is a cardinal symptom associated with late-stages of cancer, advanced HIV infection and progressive, crippling diseases.
		Symptoms of advanced cancer: Effects of age and gender on symptoms and survival in 1000 patients.
	www.dyingwell.com /goalsASIM2001.htm (5152 words)

	The Wholistic Research Company
		The cardinal symptom corresponds to the orthodox diagnosis, with the difference that we do not feel obliged to give a special name, say, to a pain projection, such as "periarthritis".
		The cardinal symptom is the visible expression, i.e.
		The concept of diagnosis, which in the orthodox camp merely describes a symptom, needs to be expanded to a wholistic-style diagnosis, encompassing cardinal symptom, underlying cause (multifactorial chronic stress), constitution (including mental state) and the triggering factor.
	www.wholisticresearch.com /info/artshow.php3?artid=31 (3544 words)

	Can Homoeopathy be Dangerous? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		If a local manifestation of this constitutional derangement is treated one-sidedly by a single symptom or a common disease name it may suppress this palliatory expression of the vital force causing the disease to metastasize to the interior regions producing a more complex pathological state.
		If the aggravation is not severe it is best to wait and watch the symptoms closely as their soon will be a healing secondary action which will not only bring relief but start the road toward a greater state of health.
		Thus in a dis-similar aggravation new symptoms increase and the vitality is lowered.
	www.simillimum.com /Thelittlelibrary/Homoeopathicphilosophy/danger.html (5790 words)

	How to Study the Cervical Secretory System
		The mucus symptom is the cardinal symptom indicating the fertile period in women.
		Secretions coming from the uterine cervix give rise to the mucus symptom, the cardinal sign indicating a woman's fertile period.
		The purpose of the present paper is to describe some different ways to extract mucus from the cervical canal and to discuss how information, important for natural family planning, can be obtained by means of examination of the samples obtained.
	www.woomb.org /omrrca/bulletin/vol23/no2/cervixstudy.shtml (994 words)

	Influenza Fever: Symptom, Information, causes, Treatment of Influenza Fever
		Influenza, usually known as the flu, is a respiratory infection caused by one of the influenza viruses that typically is spread by air or by direct contact.
		Influenza (flu) is a viral upper respiratory illness that comes on suddenly, causing symptoms such as fever, body aches, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, a dry cough, and a sore or dry throat.
		The flu is not the same as the common cold; flu symptoms are usually more severe, and you will often miss more work or school than you would with a cold.
	www.diseasesatoz.com /influenza-fever-symptom.htm (629 words)

	Snoring Is Just Not Unwelcome Noise - It May Indicate Serious Sleep Disordered Breathing
		Snoring and sleepiness are cardinal symptoms of sleep disordered breathing (SDB).
		They examined SDB symptoms using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and patient-reported symptom severity index (SSI) for snoring and sleepiness, to determine the importance and association of snoring to sleep disordered breathing.
		The authors of the study, "Snoring: A Cardinal Symptom of Sleep Disordered Breathing," are B. Tucker Woodson MD and Joseph Han MD, both of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
	www.talkaboutsleep.com /sleep-disorders/archives/Snoring_apnea_unwelcome.htm (441 words)

	Evidence Report: Prediction Of Risk For Patients With Unstable Angina
		The development of symptoms is associated with an increased risk of sudden death, acute myocardial infarction, and other life-threatening complications.
		The cardinal symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD) is angina, which classically presents as a squeezing or strangulating deep chest discomfort that may radiate to the arm or jaw.
		Unstable angina is a pattern of symptoms that is new in onset, changing in severity or frequency, occurring at rest, or lasting longer than 20 minutes.
	www.vidyya.com /oldarchives/0903_3.htm (2079 words)

	Vertigo: Online Reference For Health Concerns
		Rather, it is the cardinal symptom of a vestibular disorder--the area of the inner ear responsible for integrating all of the sensory stimuli we see, hear, and feel with regard to head and body movement (Tierney et al.
		Characterized by a history of positional symptoms and nystagmus (an involuntary jerking motion of the eye), BPPV is a relatively harmless and often idiopathic disorder that results in temporary dizziness, lightheadedness, imbalance, and nausea.
		While the activities that result in bouts of vertigo associated with BPPV vary with the individual, symptoms are almost always precipitated by a change in the position of the head with respect to gravity.
	www.lef.org /protocols/prtcl-109.shtml (1823 words)

	'Bipolar symptom' related links at LinkHighWay.com
		Bipolar disorder is characterized by symptoms that occur in distinct episodes with periods of normal mood in between.
		The hallmark symptom of bipolar I disorder, which distinguishes it from major depression, is the presence of at least one episode of mania.
		In fact, symptoms of mania and depression may be mixed together in a single "mixed" bipolar state.
	linkhighway.com /?q=bipolar-symptom (1116 words)

	signs of menopause
		Symptom 22 (depression) different from other depression, the inability to cope is overwhelming.
		Symptom 25 (weight gain) often around the waist and thighs, resulting in ëthe disappearing waistlineí Symptom 29 (shock sensation) ìthe feeling of a rubber band snapping in the layer of tissue between skin and muscle.
		Symptom 30 (tingling in extremities) can also be a symptom of B-12 deficiency, diabetes, alterations in the flexibility of blood vessels, or a depletion of potassium or calcium
	www.yoni.com /cronef/signsmenopause.shtml (810 words)

	Dysphagia Quiz Annotated Answers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The patient is elderly, lacks "worry" symptoms such as weight loss (hence, cancer and achalasia are unlikely), and has symptoms of intermittent (rather than progressive, making stricture and cancer unlikely) dysphagia for only solids, not liquids.
		We're not told of weight loss or other constitutional symptoms, and the absence of these is reassuring that he probably doesn't have cancer.
		He's a mostly healthy, elderly man with intermittent symptoms (making cancer and achalasia unlikely) who has the additional cardinal symptom of halitosis (probably related to retained food in the upper aerodigestive tract).
	cc.lrc.usuhs.mil /cc/dysphagia_quiz_annotated_a.htm (1140 words)

	Internet World June 1997 -Graphics Toolbox
		Fortunately, a high percentage of common, graphic-based problems have relatively simple solutions: If you've been guilty of committing one or more of the five cardinal Web-graphics sins, one of these tips may lead you on the path of redemption.
		Symptom: Visitors complain of bizarre color shifts, funny speckles, and other strange effects that never seem to manifest themselves when you view your pages.
		Symptom: Your images aren't always as sharp or colorful as those you see elsewhere on the Web.
	www.lasalle.edu /~beatty/330/graphictips.html (1296 words)

	Parkinsonism Information - symptom, cause, sign, treatment of Parkinsonism
		Tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability are the cardinal features of parkinsonism and may be present in any combination.
		Although it may ultimately be present in all limbs, the tremor is commonly confined to one limb or to the limbs on one side for months or years before it becomes more generalized.
		Rigidity (an increase in resistance to passive movement) is responsible for the characteristically flexed posture seen in many patients, but the most disabling symptoms of parkinsonism are due to bradykinesia, manifested as a slowness of voluntary movement and a reduction in automatic movements such as swinging of the arms while walking.
	diseasesatoz.com /parkinsonism.htm (350 words)

	Peptic Ulcer And Traditional Chinese Medicine In China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Symptoms: Cardinal symptom of the disease is chronic epigastralgia which is marked by dull pain or pinching pain.
		Main Symptoms and Signs: Latent pain in the upper abdomen with predilection for heat, and intolerance of cold which aggravates the pain, sallow complexion, lassitude and weakness, or loose stool, pale tongue with thin whitish fur, deep, slow and weak pulse.
		Main Symptoms and Signs: Epigastric pain which is aggravated after food intake, burning sensation in the stomach, dry mouth with bitter taste, fondness of cold drink, constipation, deep-colored urine, red tongue with yellow fur,taut and rapid pulse.
	www.tcmtreatment.com /images/diseases/peptic-ulcer.htm (758 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 11, Ch. 127, Anemias
		Symptoms at presentation are those of anemia because commonly the onset is abrupt.
		Symptoms and signs in hereditary spherocytosis are usually mild, and the anemia may be so well compensated that it is not recognized until an intercurrent illness suppresses erythropoiesis.
		Clinically, the disorder produces symptoms of moderate anemia and signs of sickle cell anemia, which are usually less frequent and less severe.
	www.merck.com /pubs/mmanual/section11/chapter127/127d.htm (6925 words)

	Motor Disorders of the Esophagus
		Dysphagia, a common symptom in those with esophageal disorders, may arise from a multitude of underlying causes.
		The cardinal symptom in esophageal motor disorders is dysphagia.
		Symptoms are aggravated by hasty eating or emotional upset.
	www.clevelandclinicmeded.com /diseasemanagement/gastro/motor/motor.htm (3430 words)

	sleep apnea sign and symptom - Quality Sleep Apnea Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Snoring is a common symptom of sleep apnea, a result of the obstruction...
		or nocturnal urination, is sometimes a symptom of sleep apnea.
		syndrome is ignored The most obvious symptom of sleep apnea syndrome, snoring, is seen by most people, even doctors, as an annoyance or joke, or even as a sign of good sleep.
	www.sleepapneanews.info /pediatric-sleep-apnea/sleep-apnea-sign-and-symptom.html (323 words)

	polyuria_notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This explains the cardinal symptom of polyuria in uncontrolled diabetes.
		Random glucose > 200 mg/dl, with symptoms of DM In the absence of symptoms, the serum glucose threshholds should be met on at least two occasions when the patient is free of major transient physiologic stress (such as MI, sepsis, major trauma, or post-op from a major procedure).
		Neuroglycopenic symptoms develop when the CNS is no longer able to transport glucose rapidly enough to sustain normal function; these symptoms include blurred vision, diplopia, confusional states, amnesia, seizures, and loss of consciousness/coma.
	cc.lrc.usuhs.mil /cc/Diabetes/polyuria_notes.htm (4357 words)

	Carcinoid Malignancy - Overview, Carcinoid Syndrome & Treatment - oncologychannel
		In many persons, distant metastasis displays symptoms which collectively are known as carcinoid syndrome : high blood pressure (hypertension), flushing, abdominal cramps, diarrhea and, more rarely, valvular heart disease.
		These symptoms are caused by the release of vasoactive substances—products which cause the blood vessels to react— from the tumor cells.
		The cardinal symptom of carcinoid syndrome is flushing attacks.
	www.oncologychannel.com /cancermalignancy (747 words)

	detoxification symptom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Symptom based detoxification - Addresses the organs and glands that appear to be producing the given sets of symptoms that a patient is experiencing.
		The cardinal symptom is jaundice, where the skin turns yellow.
		While denial is not a diagnosable physical symptom or psychiatric disorder, it is an accurate description of the state of the alcoholics behavior and thinking and is very real.
	www.detoxificationtoday.com /detoxificationsymptom (1120 words)

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