Symptom Advice .com » medical diagnosis http://symptomadvice.com Tue, 29 May 2012 22:17:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Is extreme exhaustion a symptom of "failure to thrive" in the elderly? http://symptomadvice.com/is-extreme-exhaustion-a-symptom-of-failure-to-thrive-in-the-elderly/ http://symptomadvice.com/is-extreme-exhaustion-a-symptom-of-failure-to-thrive-in-the-elderly/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:17:09 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/is-extreme-exhaustion-a-symptom-of-failure-to-thrive-in-the-elderly/

my uncle is 96 years old. other than being elderly, he has no clear medical diagnosis except complete exhaustion. he sleeps all the time, although when he's awake, he's totally cognizant and fully functioning. someone suggested he just has "failure to thrive" but i think there may be something medically wrong.

Have the Drs. treated him for depression? Failure to thrive can be equated with giving up. Loss of quality l life can trigger this and also bring on depression. I don't know nor have I seen your uncle but these are possibilities.

]]> http://symptomadvice.com/is-extreme-exhaustion-a-symptom-of-failure-to-thrive-in-the-elderly/feed/ 0 Background Check with Prostate Cancer Symptoms http://symptomadvice.com/background-check-with-prostate-cancer-symptoms/ http://symptomadvice.com/background-check-with-prostate-cancer-symptoms/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:34:10 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/background-check-with-prostate-cancer-symptoms/

If you experience any of the prostate cancer symptoms and you are quite not ready yet to get a medical diagnosis and confirmation then use precious time to do some background investigation.

One risk factor in getting prostate cancer is your family history. So start making phone calls and getting re-acquainted with your family. You need not to tell them that you are suspicious of having the illness but knowing your own history will prove worthwhile. Focus on the direct family tree. Probe and be interested as you quiz your whole ancestry if any of your older relatives had experience with this deadly and silent killer.

Now, you’re not just looking for a definite “Yes, you’re great grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer when he was 65…” but you would have to be interested as well if prostate cancer symptoms – any of the symptoms have been seen or experienced by your relatives. doing this not only satisfies your curiosity but it will also serve its purpose of rekindling family ties and hopefully gathering family support and understanding when you’re brave enough to seek medical expertise.

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]]> http://symptomadvice.com/background-check-with-prostate-cancer-symptoms/feed/ 0 Is there a good website to enter in medical symptoms and get a good diagnosis? WebMd does not work well.? http://symptomadvice.com/is-there-a-good-website-to-enter-in-medical-symptoms-and-get-a-good-diagnosis-webmd-does-not-work-well/ http://symptomadvice.com/is-there-a-good-website-to-enter-in-medical-symptoms-and-get-a-good-diagnosis-webmd-does-not-work-well/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:34:11 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/is-there-a-good-website-to-enter-in-medical-symptoms-and-get-a-good-diagnosis-webmd-does-not-work-well/

I would think that someone would have created such a site, maybe even used by doctors, all it would have to be is a refrence table of the doctors handbook.

You can only get a medical diagnosis by visiting a physician. WebMD is a good site to provide you with information, but you're not qualified to understand everything that is on the site and then provide your own diagnosis.

Did you try isabelhealthcare.com?

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