Comorbidity is a descriptor used to refer to conditions that are beyond a primary medical condition or interest, or the way...
Comorbidity is “any distinct additional clinical entity that has existed or that may occur during the clinical course of a patient that has the index disease under study”. It is related to, but distinct from other constructs such as multimorbidity, functional status, disability, allostatic load,...
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions. Park C, Fang J, Hawkins NA, Wang G.Comorbidity status and annual total medical expenditures in U.S. hypertensive adults.American Journal of Preventive Medici...
For example, if you havediabetesand you’re later diagnosed with depression, then depression is a comorbidity. Both conditions have symptoms that can affect your quality of life. So when you see your doctor for diabetes, they’ll need to keep in mind thatdepressionalso affects your health over...
Comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with psychiatric disorder: an overview. Does it occur by chance or is it an artifact of referral bias? Are the comorbid conditions secondary to the ADHD, or can other psychiatric disorders ... SR Pliszka - 《Journal of Clinical Psychiatry》 ...
Comorbidity refers to any distinct clinical entity that coexists with or occurs during the clinical course of another illness or condition. In other words, it refers to the co -occurrence of two or more distinct illnesses, disorders or conditions in a single individual. As a result of the co...
Hanna van Loo and Jan-Willem Romeijn (2015) analyze the metaphysics of psychiatric comorbidity. At first glance, hypertension might look like a counterexample to my generalization. Hypertension is considered a disease, and hypertension is synonymous with high blood pressure. Yet high blood pressure is...
Comorbidity is the simultaneous coexistence of multiple disorders alongside a primary disorder. Common comorbid conditions are depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and addiction. In children, we often see comorbid conditions of ADHD, learning disabilities and others. Comorbidity must be diagnosed and treated ...
Did you know that some conditions commonly occur together or one right after the other? This is known as a comorbidity. A few comorbid conditions you may be familiar with include diabetes and hypertension, obesity and arthritis, and chronic pain and insomnia. ...
[What pre-existing medical conditions put people at higher risk?] [ 有哪些既存病症会使人们 面临更高的感染风险?] First of all, pulmonary disease existing as a comorbidity is also important. In general, the elderly are at greater risk, especially those over 70, because their immune systems ar...