Your provider may diagnose you with Shigella infection on the basis of your symptoms. However, testing a stool sample for the presence of the bacteria will let you know for sure.
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Diagnosing shaken baby syndrome may be difficult for several reasons: Healthcare providers don’t always get the truth about whether or not shaking was involved in an infant’s injury. Babies and very small children can’t tell healthcare providers what happened or what hurts. Many symptoms of shaken baby syndrome (such as irritability, vomiting or lethargy) are also common in other conditions, …
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
A healthcare provider will diagnose a sexually transmitted infection (sexually transmitted disease) after a physical exam and testing. Your provider will ask about your symptoms and your medical and sexual history — answer honestly, so you can get the help you need. After a positive STI diagnosis, you need to notify your sexual partner(s) that they should also get tested. …
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS-CoV-1) was a respiratory illness that spread in many countries around the world in 2002 and 2003. For many people, SARS caused flu-like symptoms (like fever and headache), but it progressed to severe illness in about 10% to 20% of people during the outbreak. More than 8,000 people in 29 countries had SARS during the …
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
When severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) first surfaced, no specific tests were available. Now several laboratory tests can help detect the virus. But no known transmission of SARS has occurred anywhere in the world since 2004.
Serotonin Syndrome
Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug reaction that results from having too much serotonin in your body. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, a chemical produced by nerve cells in your brain and other areas of your body. Most people can safely take serotonin-affecting (serotonergic) medication when it’s prescribed at the appropriate dosage and under the guidance of their healthcare provider. Serotonin syndrome …
Serotonin Syndrome
There aren’t any tests to diagnose serotonin symptoms. Your healthcare provider usually makes the diagnosis based on the results of your physical exam, review of your symptoms and history of medications you take that affect serotonin levels. You can assist your healthcare provider by telling them all the products you take, including prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, supplements, herbal products and …
Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency caused by your body’s overwhelming response to an infection. Without urgent treatment, it can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. Sepsis definition Sepsis is your body’s extreme reaction to an infection. When you have an infection, your immune system works to try to fight it. But sometimes your immune system stops fighting the infection and starts damaging …
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Separation anxiety disorder is a mental health condition that affects children and adults. It causes a person to feel excessive fear or anxiety when separated from a close attachment figure or anticipating separation. The fear and anxiety are out of proportion to the situation and not developmentally appropriate. A child’s attachment figure is usually a parent but can be anyone they’ve bonded …