Healthcare providers diagnose hypothermia by taking your temperature and checking your symptoms. Based on your symptoms and how low your body temperature is below 95 F (35 C), they’ll diagnose you with mild, moderate or severe hypothermia.

A healthcare professional can usually diagnose the condition with a quick cold urticaria test. The provider places an ice cube on your skin (such as your arm) for a few minutes, then removes it. If you develop a hive or rash several minutes later, that’s considered a positive test. However, diagnosing familial urticaria may require exposure to cold air for …

A healthcare provider (a neurologist) will diagnose a cluster headache after a physical exam. They’ll want to know more about your symptoms and your medical history. A provider may offer an imaging test, like an MRI, to rule out conditions with similar symptoms. If you’re experiencing attacks, it can help your provider learn more about your symptoms as they happen. Your provider might …

Many times, a healthcare provider notices clubfoot when you’re having an ultrasound during pregnancy. A prenatal ultrasound shows pictures of the developing fetus. If your provider diagnoses clubfoot during pregnancy, you can start planning for the treatment your child will need after birth. Other times, your provider may diagnose clubfoot after your baby is born. They’ll usually notice it during one …

Healthcare providers diagnose depression based on a thorough understanding of your symptoms, medical history and mental health history. They may diagnose you with a specific type of depression, such as seasonal affective disorder or postpartum depression, based on the context of your symptoms. To receive a diagnosis of depression, you must have five depression symptoms every day, nearly all day, …

Prenatal ultrasound can diagnose most clefts of the lip because these clefts cause physical changes in the fetus’s face. Isolated cleft palate (with no cleft lip present) is harder to detect this way. Only 7% of these appear on a prenatal ultrasound. If an ultrasound doesn’t detect a cleft before birth, a physical exam of the mouth, nose and palate can …

A healthcare provider will begin by physically examining you for signs and symptoms of cirrhosis of the liver. They’ll ask you about when your symptoms began and whether they’ve changed over time. They’ll also ask questions about your medical history, what medications, herbs or supplements you take, and your diet and lifestyle. They’ll look for clues that might suggest a …

There’s no conclusive way to diagnose CTE while a person is alive. The only way to do that is to examine samples of a person’s brain under a microscope, which is only possible during an autopsy after death. While experts may not be able to confirm CTE before death, they can still make a presumptive diagnosis based on your symptoms …

If sinus infection symptoms last 12 weeks or more, healthcare providers may determine that you have chronic sinusitis. They may do the following tests: Examine the inside of your nose with an endoscope, a tool that lets them look inside your nose and sinuses. They may also remove tissue that medical pathologists examine under a microscope. CT scan or MRI to look for polyps …