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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

Know Your Risk Factors: Get Screened for Heart Disease!

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...we are at risk for serious health problems, like heart disease, diabetes or stroke. It takes a... Read more »

Heart Palpitations and Anxiety Attacks: Should You Be Worried?

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Many people experience heart palpitations during an anxiety attack. This pounding of your heartbeat... Read more »

Coronary Angioplasty, Stents, and Other Relics of the Paleolithic Age

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

In the next 24 hours, nearly 10,000 heart procedures will be performed in hospitals across the U.S.... Read more »

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 »

What are the Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women?

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Lisa Nelson RD #2: For women the signs of a heart attack are more subtle. What should women watch... Read more »

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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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