How to diagnose yourself. Advice from American doctors. Medical diagnosis of the patient and its types

In ancient times, when there were no methods or hardware diagnostics, doctors, in order to determine the patient’s condition, relied only on external signs of trouble. After looking carefully at the man for some time, the doctor confidently diagnosed him.

Today, a conclusion about a disease, as a rule, is made only after the patient has undergone necessary tests. But at the same time experienced doctors, just like their ancient predecessors, widely use diagnostics based on external signs. Actually, why don’t the patients themselves adopt some of the doctors’ observations? After all, this will help a person quickly navigate his condition and not rack his brains over which specialist to make an appointment with, but rather an appointment, and in the office immediately clearly identify his symptoms. This will greatly help the doctor in your treatment.

Here is a list of some signs of disease proposed by American doctors.

Legs. A lot of people have leg pain, and in old age it bothers almost everyone. After all, they carry a huge load every day. By noting where this stress is most pronounced, you can understand what changes are happening in your body.

So, if a hard callus “horseshoe” stretches along the edges of the heels, especially with cracks, this indicates possible problems with joints or the musculoskeletal system in general. For example, if the skin hardens along the outer edges of both heels, then you need to pay attention to the condition of the spine, if inside, closer to the instep of the foot, then it is worth checking the intestines. Rough skin on the inner edges thumbs leg should prompt you to visit an endocrinologist and ask him to examine your thyroid gland.

Looking at swollen calves and ankles, usually talk about excess water in the body and, accordingly, about deficiencies in the functioning of the kidneys and heart. But the reason for this may be the most banal - swelling often occurs if a person sits at a desk for a long time or, conversely, stands on his feet for many hours (like, for example, hairdressers). In such cases, it is easy to get rid of swelling, and at the same time excess static load on the musculoskeletal system, changing your body position every half hour and doing a short warm-up. It is also useful to redistribute the load on the foot: for example, walk on tiptoes, on the outer and inner edges of the foot, massage the sole. The fact is that there are dozens of biological points connected to all internal organs, kneading which will activate these organs. If your condition allows of cardio-vascular system, give your legs a feasible load: walk more, climb top floor not by elevator, but on your own.

Leather. This one large organ human body can tell a lot about him. In particular, dry and flaky skin indicates a lack of vitamins A or B, white spots on the skin may indicate a lack of a number of other vitamins, including C. They are also a sign of disease thyroid gland or developing diabetes.

It happens that “bruises” remain on the body from the slightest pressure. In this case, consultation with a specialist in blood diseases is necessary, since the appearance of hematomas is a symptom of anemia and a number of other diseases of the circulatory system.

Nose. When red streaks appear on the tip of the nose, it is usually thought that the person is addicted to alcohol. But to the same extent, this also indicates problems with the heart muscle. If the entire tip of the nose turns red, you can think about decreased stomach function and duodenum. A white tip of the nose indicates problems with blood circulation.

Nails reddish-brown color indicates kidney disease. thick neck often accompanies the appearance of goiter, a disease of the thyroid gland associated with iodine deficiency in the body.

Capable of many things tell your eyes, which is not by chance called the mirror of the soul and body. Diagnostics by the iris of the eye has long been included in the arsenal of doctors. But you may not even know about the nuances reflected through the iridology device, but judge your health status by appearance eye. If they are clean, clear, with a clear pattern of the iris, then everything is fine in the body. Redness or blurriness of the iris may indicate liver problems. But the swelling of the lower and upper eyelids may indicate both a disruption of the heart and kidneys, and problems with gynecology.

If you have bad hearing, this may indicate many problems, not counting the “ear” ones directly. Hearing loss often occurs when hypertension, osteochondrosis cervical region, kidney diseases, brain diseases and a number of other ailments.

Which is correct: diagnosis "cancer" or diagnosis: cancer?

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	Question No. 296127

Good afternoon Question about the word "nosology". Often in the educational and methodological literature on pedagogy there are phrases “children with various nosologies”, “the curriculum is compiled according to nosologies”, etc. Under nosologies in in this case this refers to hearing, speech, vision impairments, etc. Doctors say that in their professional slang the word “nosology” is used to mean “diagnosis” or “several diagnoses”. However, in dictionaries I did not find any other meaning for this word other than “The branch of medicine that studies types of diseases and their classification.” Please tell me whether it is correct to use this word in the meaning of “diagnosis/diagnosis”? Or should we use, for example, the phrase “form of the disease”? Thank you!