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What does underlying disease mean?
The word Underlying means "underneath" of "beneath". An underlying medical condition often refers to a condition that may or may not be hidden by something more obvious, and may or may not be present with another medical condition. Underlying Medical Conditions often contribute to another symptom or disease. Many underlying medical conditions may also be considered co-morbidities (co-diseases). Examples of underlying medical conditions include: Obesity Compromised immune system Diabetes Malabsorption
How do most patients present with hodgkin disease?
typical type of ceels have seen in hodgkins disease called as "reed stenbergs cells"
What conditions are present when hemolytic disease of the newborn occurs?
Hemolytic disease of the newborn is known as erythroblastosis fetalis
How do patients with metastasized melanoma react to therapy?
Treatment for those patients who present with or go on to develop systemic disease usually fails; melanoma that has metastasized to the brain is particularly difficult to treat.
Discuss a present day infectious disease that is of concern today. How does the MA play a part in the handling of patients with such diseases?
COVID-19
What is the likelihood of successful pregnancy after recurrent miscarriage?
If there is no underlying disease or abnormality present, the rate of successful pregnancy after several miscarriages approaches normal.
How can you get this disease?
Diseases and conditions can be congenital or acquired. Congenital means present at birth. Acquired means encountered at any point in life, but not in the womb or present at birth.
What is idiopathic?
Idiopathic refers to a condition or disease that arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown. It is used when doctors cannot identify the underlying cause of a particular disease or condition.
Patients who have elevated levels of C-reactive protein present in their blood are at risk for what disease?
Patients with prolonged elevated levels of C-reactive protein are at an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, and metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance, a precursor of type 2 diabetes).
How much percentage of protein is present in urine?
There should be no protein in the urine unless the patient is ill or diabetic.
A trait which always appears when it is present is called what kind of trait?
A trait that always appears when it is present is called an obligate trait. This means that the trait is consistently expressed whenever the underlying genetic or environmental conditions are present.
What are the long-term effects of lupus?
Long term effects of lupus are entirely dependent upon the severity of the disease, how long the disease has been present, and the organs and tissues affected. Some lupus patients live full productive lives with normal life spans even though they have lupus. Other lupus patients live only days and die.
