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- Not Otherwise Specified is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification. It is used to note the presence of a condition where the symptoms presented indicate a general diagnosis within a family of disorders (e.g. depressive disorders, anxiety disorders), but don’t meet criteria established for specific diagnoses within that family.
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Which conditions are considered a 'nonmedical condition'?
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Apr 29, 2020 · A “nonspecific symptom” is something that is reported by a patient but cannot be observed. Nonspecific symptoms may include chronic fatigue or pain that is not related to a known injury. For all its complexity, the body has only so many ways to show injury and so many ways to combat disease.
Jan 14, 2017 · Reassurance is the removal of fears and concerns about illness. In practice reassurance for non-specific conditions, where a diagnosis is unclear or unavailable, is difficult and can have unexpected effects. Many clinical guidelines for non-specific conditions such as low back pain recommend reassurance.
- Adrian C. Traeger, Edel T. O’Hagan, Aidan Cashin, James H. McAuley
- 10.1016/j.bjpt.2016.12.007
- 2017
- Braz J Phys Ther. 2017 Jan-Feb; 21(1): 1-6.
- How Symptoms Lead to A Diagnosis
- What Is A Disease?
- What Is A Disorder?
- What Is A Syndrome?
- What Is A condition?
- Summary
A medical diagnosis follows a particular hierarchy, beginning with an analysis of your symptoms. Symptoms are the first things we notice that indicate there might be a problem. 1. Syndromes: Certain groups of symptoms that occur together can be classified as a syndrome. Once your healthcare provider identifies a syndrome, they may be able to furthe...
A disease is a pathological process that healthcare providers are able to see, touch, and measure.Diseases have particular signs and symptoms. When diagnosing autoimmune diseases, healthcare providers will look for specific symptoms and clinical findings. For example, rheumatoid arthritis mostly affects the joints, causing pain, swelling, stiffness...
A disorder is characterized by functional impairment and a disruption to the body’s normal function and structure. An autoimmune disorder, for example, can cause a range of non-specific symptoms like fatigue, fever, swollen glands, or digestive problems. These symptoms make it clear that you have some kind of disorder, but the cause may not be imme...
A syndrome is a group of symptoms that tend to occur together.With autoimmune conditions, symptoms vary depending on the body systems or organs involved. Autoimmune conditions are often classified into two groups, organ-specific or systemic. In organ-specific autoimmune conditions, the symptoms will affect or be caused by one specific organ. A syst...
A condition indicates your state of health. It is an abnormal state that feels different from your normal state of well-being. Often, you’ll hear about someone’s condition when they are hospitalized and noted as being in stable or critical condition.
The words "disorder" and "disease" are sometimes used interchangeably, but there are clear differences between them. A disorder is a group of symptoms that disrupts your normal body functions but does not have a known cause, while a disease is a medical condition with an identifiable cause. These terms are further distinct from "syndrome," which si...
Sep 28, 2023 · Overview. What is nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP)? Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is inflammation in the spaces between the air sacs in your lungs (alveoli) and the blood vessels around them. It’s a type of interstitial lung disease.
- Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is a rare disorder that affects the tissue that surrounds and separates the tiny air sacs of the lungs. T...
- NSIP has only been defined for a relatively short time, and less is known about how common it is versus other kinds of interstitial pneumonia. Cauc...
- A person may have these symptoms: 1. A dry cough 2. Shortness of breath, which may occur after effort or become worse over time 3. Difficult or lab...
- No one is really sure what causes NSIP. Many researchers believe that it is an autoimmune disease, because of the similarities between NSIP and cer...
LBP may be classified as specific or non-specific. Non-specific means that the experience of pain cannot be confidently accounted for by another diagnosis such as an underlying disease, pathology or tissue damage. It is non-specific in about 90% of cases.
Of particular relevance to consumers with serious, complex, persistent, disabling, or progressively life-threatening medical conditions is the right to select providers and health care plans that will ensure access to appropriate high-quality health care.
