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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.
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 ...
Good; Fair; Poor; Bad; In this method, a single test condition (generally an image or a video sequence) is presented to the viewers once only. They should then give a quality rating on an ACR scale. Test conditions should be presented in a random order per test person.
A group of three particular nonspecific symptoms – fever, night sweats, and weight loss – over a period of six months are termed B symptoms associated with lymphoma and indicate a poor prognosis. [22] Other sub-types of symptoms include: constitutional or general symptoms, which affect general well-being or the whole body, such as a fever ...
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 ]
A panel of epigenetic methylation marker has been explored for prognosis of ovarian cancer, and it is reported that the panel exhibited high specificity and sensitivity (both above 70%) as a screen marker. [5] Epigenetic markers have also shown promising potential as prognostic markers for bladder cancer. [6]
This declines with age, with the poorer prognosis being associated with an age greater than 65 years, and the poorest prognosis seen in those aged 75–84. [ 11 ] As of 2001, cure rates in clinical trials have ranged from 20 to 45%; [ 75 ] [ 76 ] although clinical trials often include only younger people and those able to tolerate aggressive ...
The prognosis is poor if liver, spleen, lung, or bone marrow is affected. [7] A good response to chemotherapy within the first six weeks of treatment, has been found to indicate a better prognosis. In some people the condition is life-threatening. [7] Hence, follow-up is long-term. [7]