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Comorbidity
In medicine, comorbidity is either the presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder, or the effect of such additional disorders or diseases.
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What are comorbidity?
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What is the definition or description of: comorbidity?
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A 41-year old male asked:
What if dsm5 was right. Asperger is closer to highly sensitive people (dr. Aron) ( with comorbidities) than from hard core autists...As back for dsm6?
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How does comorbidity relate to treatment?
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A 70-year old male asked:
I am nearly 71 years old. with comorbidities, and my wife, and I was in contact with a Covid positive person. Is it necessary to have a Covid test?
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A 47-year old asked:
Comorbidity of fibromyalgia and depression?
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A 36-year old asked:
I was looking for comorbidity associated with Crohn's disease in pregnancy. Can you help me?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Good day, is allergic rhinitis a comorbidity for Covid-19. Please advise?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Can some symptoms of depression appear similar to those of ADHD and vice versa? How common is their comorbidity?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Hypertension is listed as one of the comorbidities that make you susceptible to coronavirus. Will my children going to school during the pandemic expose me to coronavirus?
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A 58-year old female asked:
If my doctor who has treated me for over 20 years has booked me off under 'comorbidity" due to asthma and being 55 years old, can my employer insist that I get a 2nd opinion?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can an 80-year old man take antihypertensive drugs(CCB)without any comorbidity.Is there any possibility of problem associated with drug therapy?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Is (hsv1+cmv) co-infection antibody helpful against covid19 or goes to comorbidity death condition?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am morbidly obese and 28 with no other comorbidities. Id like to know if there are any pharmaceutical aids to weight loss?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I was diagnosed on an echocardiogram with mild mitral regurgitation. In absence of any other cardiac findings and comorbidities. I'm athletic and non smoker, what could be the reasons for my condition?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Does bipolar I have comorbidity with adhd, ocd, or gad? I have all the aforementioned, & the one thing i'm not is a hypochondriac. Any insight?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hi I am a health worker and a chronic asthmatic, is it easier for me to contract Corona? Will I survive it with my comorbidity? Should I ask for special leave during this time? I already feel my sinus blocked, very minor sore throat, seldom dry cough
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A 33-year old female asked:
What would cause a rapid onset lymph nodes swelling under the jaw and both sides of face if all labs, tests, x-ray, CT & numbers are normal? (WBC, hemoglobin, neg for pathogens, comorbidities [in this order] of colitis, gastritis and esophagitis.)
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A 44-year old female asked:
If you do not place dentures after you have had extractions, can that cause jaw/pain issues especially if you have several comorbities such as fybro?
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A 31-year old asked:
Help please! is asperger's syndrome and hypersexuality often comorbid?
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A 24-year old asked:
My 5 year old has vitiligo. What other comorbid factors could go along with this?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What happens if a person on ssris develops a comorbid GI prob unrelated to ssri use. Won't the ssris make the GI prob worse?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I had a severe episode of shingles last year, when i was 36. I am in great health with no comorbid conditions. Why should I wait til 50, as I am being told to do? Shingles is pure pain!
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A 49-year old male asked:
After multiple job losses with comorbid psychiatric illnesses when is it time to consider ssdi? 3 dr.'s in 10 years .Multiple meds ...No missed appts
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A 40-year old asked:
What is comorbid conditions?
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A 39-year old female asked about a male:
10y/o son has Tourettes and all the comorbids that come with. He also has pics and NO body seems to know how to help! Not deficient, knows its bad but cant stop (paper, erasers, etc). Terrifying but dead ends w drs around here!
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A 17-year old male asked:
When do you use snris ? And are they helpful for ADHD and comorbid anxiety like OCD ? Or do u prefer using ssris ?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Hi doctors! How do doctors differentiate/distinguish among a cold, rhinovirus, the flu, and coronavirus, and how do doctors determine if a patient has comorbid multiples illnesses?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I'm confused, I got told for years my depression wasn't "bad" enough for ECT (it was bad I just masked it, im never not at least significantly dysthymic). Now I'm told I'm too treatment resistant + comorbid for ect to help. Who does ECT even help??
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A 28-year old male asked:
Does Effexor (venlafaxine) tend to be helpful for comorbid adhd, depression, and anxiety?
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