There arefour stages of COPD. Stage I is considered mild and lung function is reduced but may not be noticed. Stage II is moderate and is characterized by increased symptoms. Stage III is severe and includes worsening shortness of breath. Stage IV is very severe and is what would be consi...
However, in patients with end-stage liver disease, the liver can burn itself out and the enzymes may be normal even in the face of severe disease. Other blood tests that may be appropriate include a complete blood cell count (CBC), hepatitis virus screen, and blood clotting tests (a ...
We used multi-stage cluster sampling technique with villages as clusters. The villages were stratified by district, to obtain equal number of villages in both districts. Furthermore, a random sample of 262 households was drawn for all villages and at each selected household, one eligible respondent...
Conditions that may cause tachycardia: congestive heart failure (CHF), hemorrhage, anemia, shock, dehydration Symptoms that may accompany tachycardia: dyspnea, fatigue, edema, chest pain S1 sound sound heard when tricuspid and mitral valves close at end of ventricular filling (diastole) just before...