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12:21 Jun 21, 2006 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / ovarian cysts | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Michael Barnett Local time: 01:04 | ||||||
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4 +1 | systemic symptoms |
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3 +1 | consisting of general signs (weight loss, asthenia, loss of appetite) |
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constitutional syndrome consisting of general signs (weight loss, asthenia, loss of appetite) Explanation: See this source: http://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-GCA.pdf HTH -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2006-06-21 13:57:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I can only tell it from the German point of view: I would choose "allgemeines Schwächesyndrom" for this 'not-really-English' term. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2006-06-21 14:04:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- IMO I have found it: --> non-specific constitutional complaints (just enter the exact term in Google, and you will find several relevant references) |
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constitutional syndrome systemic symptoms Explanation: Systemic symptoms are general symtoms such as fever, nausea, malaise, fatigue in contrast to "local symptoms" such as localized pain, swelling of a joint, etc. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2006-06-22 02:52:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The so-called "solitary constitutional syndrome" is a collection of systemic symptoms in the absense of localizing symptoms that would help to pinpoint the cause. See: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&d... This syndrome was defined as a clinical picture characterized by the presence of asthenia, anorexia, and weight loss of at least 5% of body weight in the last six months, not associated with any other symptom or sign suggesting the diagnosis of an organ or system disease. Thus, in order for the patient to truly have "constitutional syndrome" she could not have had any "local" symptoms related to the ovarian cyst. Now these "giant" cysts are so massive that it cannot be said that there are no "local" symptoms. There was abdominal distention and one can actually feel the mass. (The problem is understanding what is being felt, since a mass the size of a beach ball is sometimes difficult to delineate by virtue of its very size.) In the context of the question, the author thus should have said "constitutional symptoms" or "systemic symptoms", but not "syndrome", which is a special case. |
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