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Health Encyclopedia: Hodgkin's Disease Diagnosis

Diagnosis


The doctor will take a medical history and perform a physical examination. If these simple procedures point to Hodgkin's disease, a number of additional tests may be needed to either rule out other diseases or to confirm HD and determine the extent of the cancer.

Ruling Out Other Conditions

Many patients seek medical help for abnormally swollen lymph nodes (commonly referred to as swollen glands). Swollen glands can be caused by many conditions, most often infections, and are rarely serio...

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Expert & Community Posts

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When Your Heart Skips a Beat
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert

...someone in cardiology consultation for skipping, jumpy heart beats.   It is a common problem-... Read more »

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What are the Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women?
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Lisa Nelson RD #2:  For women the signs of a heart attack are more subtle. What should women watch... Read more »

Health Guide

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnostic Tests
...patients may have a pulmonary function test to evaluate lung health and capacity. In addition, since the heart and lungs are often involved in complications following lung cancer surgery, the... Read more »
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Diagnosis
...most often in lymph nodes above the collarbone. However, in HD it is also more likely to appear in the chest cavity between the lungs (the mediastinum), particularly in younger patients.Only about... Read more »
Heart Attack Diagnosis and Tests
...to the hospital with chest pain, the following diagnostic steps are usually taken to determine any heart problems, and, if present, their severity.The patient will report all symptoms so that a... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Complications
At least 20% of hospitalizations in older adults are due to heart failure. For people over age65, it is the number one cause of death, with nearly 290,000 people dying from this disease... Read more »
Heart Attack Prognosis: Learn about Arrhythmias, Atrioventricular (AV) block
PrognosisEach year, an estimated 650,000 Americans will suffer a first heart attack, and 450,000 will have a recurrent episode. Currently, half of the men and 63% of the women who died of heart... Read more »

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