Searchable Index of Diagnoses By Symptom Posted: 09-25-07 15:11pm
I suggest and I’m begging you to create
a site where the symptoms can be
enumerated and possible diagnoses can be
given. That would be a great help to both
the patient and the doctor and your site
will surely increase in popularity. I'm
suffering from sleep deprivation eversince
my accident last 6Sep03 which left me deaf
and disabled (because I'm not able to
balance probably because I’m deaf). I
think a brain trauma resulted in having to
suffer what the neurologist in the
Philippines termed as myoclonus where I
couldn't control my right hand. Although
I could control my left hand, I couldn't
control the tips of my fingers that's why
I eat like a pig. I've undergone
Occupational Therapy in 2 hospitals in the
Philippines but I feel it's not helping me
for the Therapist just tells me to relax.
I asked myself, is this how you conduct
Occupational Therapy to your patients
where you just tell them to relax to
achieve control? I feel using Psychology
to cure something Physiological is
inappropriate. What is happening to me is
purely Physiological. That's why my
Father and I researched the internet
often. There's one drug that my dad
researched and the doctor heeded, it's
called Piracetam (generic name Nootropil).
It helped a great deal to reduce the
shaking, but after a while, its effects
weren't as dramatic. I think my body has
developed immunity which I also read holds
true. I’ve taken a drug my dad
researched for Myoclonus called Sodium
Valproate whose side-effect is that it
makes you feel drowsy, I thought this was
what I needed for I'm not getting enough
sleep. There are times when I couldn't
sleep at all. I’ve read in the internet
that lack of sleep is not age-related
(which is a common misconception) but a
symptom, so that what is happening to me
is most likely related to my accident.
I’ve taken Clonazepam (which I read was
the first drug of choice for Myoclonus)
for quite a while but it doesn't seem to
work.
Before when I would attempt to button my
blouse my nail bled and my right fingers
would hurt. But I think thru constant
practice and the right medication this
doesn't occur anymore.
I was prescribed an anti-depressant to
deal with my sleep disorder but it
didn’t work. My current neurologist
doubled the dosage combined with an
anti-epileptic/anti-myoclonus drug and
after 2 days I took a medication for
Parkinson’s she also prescribed and this
caused me to fall asleep earlier (really
fall asleep) although I still wake up
early, I still could not control my hands,
and this effect lasted only 2 days.
People think my problem is not a big deal,
but it’s really bothersome for me,
because even if my eyes are really sore, I
still couldn’t fall asleep.
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pian
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: 09-25-07 16:06pm
I know it's hard but it can be done as
someone provided a site but it's complex
and accepts only one symptom so I
suggested to make it user-friendly.
The patient would always be in a better
position to know the symptoms.
I'm not forgoing the need for a doctor as
I know that would be dangerous. I just
want to utilize the power of the internet,
combined with your doctor, to be able to
make an accurate diagnosis.
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pian
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: 09-25-07 16:13pm
dyanmatteson
wrote:
you must also remember that
symptoms of some problems also mimic
others and no doctor ive ever been to has
ever paid attention to a write up that i
brought in.
But it would certainly be different if the
writeup was derived by a computer
diagnosis, in other words, you will show a
more objective and not subjective
printout.
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pian
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: 09-26-07 20:29pm
I made various searches and posts to
various forums so that I may be able to
share my ideas and hopefully may generate
the interest of a web programmer perhaps?
I just find it such a pity that the power
of the internet is not being maximized for
the purpose of diagnosis. Since I observe
that there seems to be a general fear to
self-diagnosis, I thought that access to
the website that will implement this
suggestion be limited and make the
referral field in the registration section
a requirement. There is already a website
like what I had in mind but is limited to
one symptom and quite complex, so I know
it’s possible and just needs
enhancement. Financing of this suggestion
can be done if they are coursed thru
medical institutions. I foresee that this
suggestion will benefit tremendously both
the patient and the doctor. It would limit
the trial and error phase and lessen the
frustration of both doctor and patient. I
don't see it coming soon, so it wouldn't
benefit me, but maybe in the near future,
for setting up that kind of website will
greatly enhance the field of medicine,
mainly neurology, for the brain is a very
complex organ.
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admin
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Posted: 09-28-07 02:05am
Dear Pian,
Thanks for your suggestion.
That's quite an undertaking! It might
take months or years to develop the
software capable of searching diagnoses by
symptom. I'd be interested to see the
site that you reference as having a
search-able index by symptom, though.
Could you PM me the URL?