Diagnostic Tests for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: Diagnostic Tests
The list of diagnostic tests
mentioned in various sources as
used in the diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
includes:
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Tests: Book Excerpts
Home Diagnostic Testing
These home medical tests may be relevant to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome:
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Diagnosis: Book Excerpts
Tests and diagnosis discussion for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome:
Physicians diagnose Zollinger-Ellison syndrome through blood tests to
measure levels of gastrin. They may check for ulcers by taking x-rays of
the stomach and duodenum or by doing an endoscopy, which involves looking
at the lining of these organs through a lighted tube.
(Source: excerpt from Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: NIDDK)
Diagnostic Tests for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: Online Medical Books
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Seizures, simple partial:
History and physical examination
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
Make sure to record the patient’s seizure activity in detail; your data may be critical in locating the lesion in the brain. Does the patient turn his head and eyes? If so, to what side? Where does movement first start? Does it spread? Because a partial seizure may become generalized, you’ll need to watch closely for loss of consciousness, bilateral tonicity and clonicity, cyanosis, tongue biting, and urinary incontinence. (See “Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic,” page 554.)
After the seizure, ask the patient to describe exactly what he remembers, if anything, about the seizure. Check the patient’s LOC, and test for residual deficits (such as weakness in the involved extremity) and sensory disturbances.
Then obtain a history. Ask the patient what happened before the seizure. Can he describe an aura or did he recognize its onset? If so, how — by a smell, a visual disturbance, or a sound or visceral phenomenon such as an unusual sensation in his stomach? How does this seizure compare with others he has had?
Also, explore fully any history — recent or remote — of head trauma. Check for a history of stroke or recent infection, especially with a fever, headache, or stiff neck.
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Source: Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition), 2006
Seizures, simple partial:
History and physical examination
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
Be sure to record the patient’s seizure activity in detail; your data may be critical in locating the lesion in the brain. Does the patient turn his head and eyes? If so, to what side? Where does movement first start? Does it spread? Because a partial seizure may become generalized, you’ll need to watch closely for loss of consciousness, bilateral tonicity and clonicity, cyanosis, tongue biting, and urinary incontinence. (See “Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic,” page 708.)
After the seizure, ask the patient to describe exactly what he remembers, if anything, about the seizure. Check the patient’s LOC, and test for residual deficits (such as weakness in the involved extremity) and sensory disturbances.
Then obtain a history. Ask the patient what happened before the seizure. Can he describe an aura or did he recognize its onset? If so, how—by a smell, a visual disturbance, or a sound or visceral phenomenon, such as an unusual sensation in his stomach? How does this seizure compare with others he has had?
Explore fully any history, recent or remote, of head trauma. Check for a history of stroke or recent infection, especially with fever, headache, or a stiff neck.
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Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Multiple Somatic Complaints:
Diagnostic Approach
(Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
This presentation is marked by multiple vague complaints, symptoms out of proportion to the physical findings, symptoms outside the anticipated spectrum of the organic disease, and symptoms that do not follow anatomic distributions. The patient is often more concerned with the physician accepting authenticity of symptoms than relieving them. Vague, diffuse descriptions or overly detailed and elaborate symptoms are suggestive. The patient seems to be amplifying normal bodily sensations. Psychological factors may be revealed in the symbolic choice of words (e.g., “lump in the throat”).
“Stress” for most patients is an acceptable framework within which to obtain psychological information. Care must be taken during the interview not to suggest that the symptoms are “all in the head.”
A thorough and thoughtful history and physical examination are the basis for chosing specific diagnostic tests, and signal to the patient that the complaints are being taken seriously.
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Source: Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis, 2007
Seizures, simple partial:
Physical assessment
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
Take your patient’s vital signs. Perform a complete physical assessment, focusing on the neurologic assessment. Check the patient’s LOC, and test for residual deficits (such as weakness in the involved extremity) and sensory disturbances.
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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
Seizures, simple partial:
History and physical examination
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
Be sure to record the patient's seizure activity in detail; your data may be critical in locating the lesion in the brain. Does the patient turn his head and eyes? If so, to what side? Where does movement first start? Does it spread? Because a partial seizure may become generalized, you'll need to watch closely for loss of consciousness, bilateral tonicity and clonicity, cyanosis, tongue biting, and urinary incontinence. (See “Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic,” page 552.)
After the seizure, ask the patient to describe exactly what he remembers, if anything, about the seizure. Check the patient's LOC, and test for residual deficits (such as weakness in the involved extremity) and sensory disturbances.
Then obtain a history. Ask the patient what happened before the seizure. Can he describe an aura or did he recognize its onset? If so, how—by a smell, a vision disturbance, or a sound or visceral phenomenon such as an unusual sensation in his stomach? How does this seizure compare with others he has had?
Also, explore fully any history—recent or remote—of head trauma. Check for a history of stroke or recent infection, especially with fever, headache, or stiff neck.
Perform a complete neurologic examination.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
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