Your healthcare provider will first ask about your symptoms and medical history. They will do a physical exam and listen to your heart with a stethoscope. Your provider will use tests such as: Cardiac catheterization, which can also be a treatment. Chest X-ray. Echocardiogram (echo). Electrocardiogram (EKG). Exercise stress test. Heart MRI and heart CT scan. Pulse oximetry. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE).
A congenital heart defect may be diagnosed during pregnancy or after birth. Signs of certain heart defects can be seen on a routine pregnancy ultrasound test (fetal ultrasound). After a baby is born, a healthcare professional might think there’s a congenital heart defect if the baby has: Growth delays. Color changes in the lips, tongues or nails. The healthcare professional …
Only a healthcare provider can diagnose a concussion. It’s important to visit a provider if you hit your head, experience an injury or think you have any concussion symptoms. Your provider will diagnose a concussion with a physical exam, a neurological exam or a specific concussion test. They’ll ask about any symptoms you’re experiencing and when they first started. Tell your provider if you …
According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, there are five criteria that a person must meet for a healthcare provider to diagnose kleptomania: Repeated unsuccessful attempts to not steal, and the stolen items weren’t taken because a person needed them or needed something valuable to trade or exchange for money. Feeling tension or …
Your healthcare professional or mental health professional may ask you about your: Current health, existing health conditions, family medical history, current medications, supplements and herbal products. Use of recreational drugs and alcohol. Sexual thoughts, urges and behaviors, and level of control you feel you have over them, as well as other sexual symptoms (see Symptoms and Causes section). Your healthcare …
People with hoarding disorder rarely seek help on their own. Concerned friends or family members often reach out to a professional to help a loved one with the condition. Contact a healthcare provider or mental health professional if hoarding makes a living situation unhealthy or unsafe for you or someone you know. If someone you know is hoarding animals, it’s …
A healthcare provider will diagnose complicated grief if you experience symptoms of grief that: Affect your physical, mental and social health. Continue for at least one year after the loss happened for adults and six months for children or adolescents. Happen daily for at least the last month before a diagnosis. Your healthcare provider will look for at least three …
Since CRPS is rare and healthcare providers don’t totally understand it, it’s often misdiagnosed. There’s no specific test to diagnose CRPS. Healthcare providers mainly diagnose it through a careful medical history, physical examination and review of your symptoms. Your provider will ask you if you’ve had a recent injury or surgery. They will look for: A change in the appearance, …
Healthcare providers diagnose CVID with blood tests. They’ll measure the amount of IgG, IgA and IgM antibodies in your blood. If test results show a low level of antibodies, your provider might order genetic testing to look for DNA changes. Providers also look at your health history and might perform other tests or imaging to rule out other conditions.