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Prognosis (Greek: πρόγνωσις "fore-knowing, foreseeing"; pl.: prognoses) is a medical term for predicting the likelihood or expected development of a disease, including whether the signs and symptoms will improve or worsen (and how quickly) or remain stable over time; expectations of quality of life, such as the ability to carry out daily activities; the potential for complications and ...
Multimorbidity is common in older adults, estimated to affect over half of those aged 65 and over. This increased prevalence has been explained by older adults' "longer exposure and increased vulnerability to risk factors for chronic health problems". [2] The prevalence of multimorbidity has been increasing in recent decades.
Two aspects of the patient's state may be reported. The first aspect is the patient's current state, which may be reported as "good" or "serious," for instance. Second, the patient's short-term prognosis may be reported. Examples include that the patient is improving or getting worse.
The CDC said 1.7% of adults ages 65 to 74 reported a dementia diagnosis, a rate that increased with age. For those ages 75 to 84, the reported dementia rate was 5.7%
The prognosis of schizophrenia is varied at the individual level. In general it has great human and economics costs. [ 1 ] It results in a decreased life expectancy of 12–15 years primarily due to its association with obesity , little exercise, and smoking , while an increased rate of suicide plays a lesser role. [ 1 ]
Most parents report that the onset of autism features appear within the first or second year of life. [11] [12] This course of development is fairly gradual, in that parents typically report concerns in development over the first two years of life and diagnosis can be made around 3–4 years of age. [9]
The prognosis depends on the type of cells affected, the number of blasts in the bone marrow or blood, and the changes present in the chromosomes of the affected cells. [3] The average survival time following diagnosis is 2.5 years. [4] MDS was first recognized in the early 1900s; [5] it came to be called myelodysplastic syndrome in 1976. [5]
Prognosis is a doctor's prediction about a disease.. Prognosis may also refer to: . Prediction, a statement or claim that a particular event will occur in the future; Prognostics, an engineering discipline focused on predicting the future condition or estimating remaining useful life of a component and/or system of components