Asymptomatic: Asymptomatic is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:
Causes of No symptoms (Asymptomatic): See detailed list of causes below.
Medical Book Extracts related to No symptoms (Asymptomatic): Refer to the excerpt book sections about No symptoms below.
No symptoms (medical symptom): The absence of noticable symptoms.
No symptoms (medical symptom): Even if you have no symptoms, it is still possible that you can still be sick. There are numerous conditions that have no symptoms. In some cases, the condition may never have symptoms, and in others there may be no early warning signs but with symptoms later (e.g. the "silent killers" such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, and several cancers such as colon cancer). Many of these conditions with no symptoms are on the list of under-diagnosed conditions because they can be missed. In addition to this list, there are other conditions that may only have mild or vague symptoms.
Of course, this list of conditions can leave you in a state of worry over nothing too. Having no symptoms is usually a good place to be. Taking pragmatic steps to have regular checkups of your overall health and for common major diseases is a good way to balance anxiety with prudent health management.
The list of medical condition causes of No symptoms (Asymptomatic) includes:
All 1286 causes of No symptoms
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For a medical symptom description of 'Asymptomatic', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: No symptoms (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Asymptomatic' may be possible.
More information on symptom: No symptoms:
Free access to excerpts from published medical book extracts about the causes and diagnosis of No symptoms from the following published medical books is available for more detailed information that is related to Asymptomatic.
... Chronic diarrhea (nonbloody, without weight loss) is defined as increased total daily stool output (greater than 10 g/kg/day), associated with increased stool water content; diarrhea is classified as chronic when it lasts longer... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Normal murmursare due to turbulence of normal blood flow. A normal murmur does not result insymptoms. Cardiovascular exam, chest radiograph, and ECG are normal.Other terms used to signify a normal murmur are benign, insignificant,... Principal Causes of Heart Murmurs (Asymptomatic) ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Author: Elizabeth Wells, MD What to Do - Interpret the Data, Make a Decision When to Screen Scoliosismaybecongenital,neuromuscular,degenerative,oridiopathic.The spine should be examined... How to Screen ... Treatment ... Consequences of Missing Scoliosis ... Do Not Miss Other Conditions Presenting with Scoliosis ... Suggested Readings ... READ EXCERPTS »
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