Basicmedical Key

  Cellulite DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • “Mattress phenomenon”: pitting, bulging, and deformation of the skin • Total of 90%-98% of cases occur in women • Feeling of tightness and heaviness in areas affected (legs)…

  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Numbness, tingling, and/or burning pain on palmar surfaces of first three digits and lateral half of fourth digit of the hand. • Positive Tinel’s sign…

  Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction: progressive urinary frequency, urgency and nocturia, hesitancy, and intermittency with reduced force and caliber of urine • Enlarged, nontender prostate…

  Cystitis DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Burning pain on urination • Increased urinary frequency, nocturia • Turbid, foul-smelling, or dark urine • Lower abdominal pain • Urinalysis showing significant pyuria and bacteriuria GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Bladder infections…

  Cervical Dysplasia DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Abnormal Pap smears (atypical cells of undetermined significance; low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions; high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions) • Colposcopy, endocervical curettage, cervical biopsies: one of following three…

  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Mild fever • Recurrent sore throat • Painful lymph nodes • Muscle weakness • Muscle pain • Prolonged fatigue after exercise • Recurrent headache • Migratory joint pain • Depression • Sleep disturbance…

  Celiac Disease DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Chronic intestinal malabsorption caused by intolerance to gluten • Bulky, pale, frothy, foul-smelling, greasy stools with increased fecal fat • Weight loss and signs of multiple vitamin…

  Cancer: Integrated Naturopathic Support DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY Cancer is a group of more than 200 individual diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth, proliferation, and spread of abnormal cells. Diagnosis and treatment…

  Bacterial Sinusitis DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • History of acute viral respiratory infection, dental infection, or nasal allergy • Nasal congestion and purulent discharge • Fever, chills, and frontal headache • Pain, tenderness, redness, and…

  Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Chronic, pruritic, inflammatory skin condition • Skin is dry and hyperkeratotic • Lesions include excoriations, papules, eczema (patches of erythema, exudation, and scaling with small vesicles…