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An epidemiologist might talk about how much disability / how much lost work time is produced by a particular illness that is epidemic or endemic. A hospital "morbidity" conference deals with sickness that has developed in patients that might not have been expected from their underlying illnesses.

Dr. Ed Friedlander reviewed this

46 year experience in Pathology

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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A 40-year old asked:

How does nutrition relate to morbidity?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: morbidity?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

Is it possible for thrombocytopenia to affect morbidity?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

Please help! what are the leading causes of morbidity for infants?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 39-year old asked:

What does co-morbidity with munchausen syndrome mean?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

What is the hantavirus morbidity and mortality rate in the u.S.?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

What are the statistics for the morbidity and mortality rates for children's leukemia?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

Phenylketonuria: what's the morbidity and mortality of people who have the disease?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

Given the recent news that mortality and morbidity are higher for people taking vitamins, have you changed your recommendation? What do you recommend?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old female asked:

Is bladder cancer for female 34 years old likely deadly? Is bladder cancer high morbidity?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 24-year old asked:

What is the morbidity rate for people with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

How can you use education and screening to prevent melanoma morbidity?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 24-year old male asked:

Do host characteristics, diet, smoking status determine weather someone who has asbestos/silica dust exposure will develop malignant, benign, or no disease? Does amount of exposure or characteristics above play a role in latency, morbidity or type?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 68-year old female asked:

Diagnosed with spondylitis with radiculopathy cervicothoracic region. Will try dry needling and PT for pain in upper back. Im very afraid to undergo thoracic spine surgery. Is the morbidity and complication rate high?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old male asked:

Does high severity in ra, 17 joints inflamd high serum rf and ccp, no remission and chronic anemia despite high therapy, lead to morbidity n mortality?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 71-year old asked:

My son is & 32 doctor in hospital . At age 17 he had right upper lobe wedge resection & thoracosopic pleurodesis. also had some heart conduction problems with 2.1 second heart blocks. Is he higher risk for contracting covid 19 & morbidity from Patien?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 41-year old male asked:

What is the life expectancy of a 41 year old after coronary artery bypass, if they stick to medication and don't have co-morbidities?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 83-year old male asked:

I have AFIB and several co-morbidities. Doctor wants to insert Watchman to prevent a stroke from blood clots. I am on Elequis 5mg 2 daily and 82mg aspirin. I am on high blood pressure and strong pain meds. AT 83 am I a candidate for this operation?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old female asked:

Am I dying?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old asked:

Am I dying?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old female asked:

Im a nurse?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

I have cold?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

Am i dying ?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old male asked:

What is asp?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old male asked:

I have cold?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

Pls help me?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 44-year old male asked:

I am a cold?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

I dont know?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A female asked:

Why am I fat?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 20-year old male asked:

What is love?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

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Morbidity

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Related questions

How does nutrition relate to morbidity?

What is the definition or description of: morbidity?

Is it possible for thrombocytopenia to affect morbidity?

Please help! what are the leading causes of morbidity for infants?

What does co-morbidity with munchausen syndrome mean?

What is the hantavirus morbidity and mortality rate in the u.S.?

What are the statistics for the morbidity and mortality rates for children's leukemia?

Phenylketonuria: what's the morbidity and mortality of people who have the disease?

Given the recent news that mortality and morbidity are higher for people taking vitamins, have you changed your recommendation? What do you recommend?

Is bladder cancer for female 34 years old likely deadly? Is bladder cancer high morbidity?

What is the morbidity rate for people with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?

How can you use education and screening to prevent melanoma morbidity?

Do host characteristics, diet, smoking status determine weather someone who has asbestos/silica dust exposure will develop malignant, benign, or no disease? Does amount of exposure or characteristics above play a role in latency, morbidity or type?

Diagnosed with spondylitis with radiculopathy cervicothoracic region. Will try dry needling and PT for pain in upper back. Im very afraid to undergo thoracic spine surgery. Is the morbidity and complication rate high?

Does high severity in ra, 17 joints inflamd high serum rf and ccp, no remission and chronic anemia despite high therapy, lead to morbidity n mortality?

My son is & 32 doctor in hospital . At age 17 he had right upper lobe wedge resection & thoracosopic pleurodesis. also had some heart conduction problems with 2.1 second heart blocks. Is he higher risk for contracting covid 19 & morbidity from Patien?

What is the life expectancy of a 41 year old after coronary artery bypass, if they stick to medication and don't have co-morbidities?

I have AFIB and several co-morbidities. Doctor wants to insert Watchman to prevent a stroke from blood clots. I am on Elequis 5mg 2 daily and 82mg aspirin. I am on high blood pressure and strong pain meds. AT 83 am I a candidate for this operation?

Am I dying?

Am I dying?

Im a nurse?

I have cold?

Am i dying ?

What is asp?

I have cold?

Pls help me?

I am a cold?

I dont know?

Why am I fat?

What is love?

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