We will leave you with a quote from the creator of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney. Share Tweet 0. Pin it 0. Ayushmaan Wanchoo. Next article —. In case of a disease, the underlying cause is treated. A disease causes changes in the anatomy; a syndrome may not produce any such changes.
A disruption of the disease to the normal or regular functions in the body or a part of the body. For example, a disorder resulting from cardiovascular disease is an arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat. An abnormal state of health that interferes with the usual activities or feeling of wellbeing.
Sometimes, a syndrome can be caused by a number of diseases or it can be a medical condition itself. For example, chronic fatigue syndrome is a neurological condition, diagnosed from a collection of symptoms in addition to the main symptom of post-exertional malaise. Syndrome A syndrome is a collection of recognizable traits or abnormalities that tend to occur together and are associated with a specific disease.
Medical syndromes can be caused by genetic mutations or other factors. However, many documented perturbations of normal brain functions are consistent with a disorder paradigm. The signs and symptoms of psychiatric ailments overlap considerably. Depression and anxiety share many symptoms and frequently co-occur. Bipolar mania and schizophrenia share psychotic features, cognitive deficits, agitation, suicidality, aggressive behavior, etc.
Personality disorder features essentially are attenuated but enduring forms of Axis I conditions. Nearly all psychiatric illnesses have some degree of suicidality, insomnia, and addictive behavior. Medical and psychiatric comorbidities migraine, chronic pain, diabetes, obesity, alcohol abuse, anxiety, eating disorders, and Axis II features occur across all major psychiatric diagnoses.
The multiple efficacies of psychiatric drug classes strongly suggest shared pharmacotherapeutic responsiveness across psychiatric diagnoses, including those without any FDA-approved medication. Diseases have particular signs and symptoms. When diagnosing autoimmune diseases, healthcare providers will look for specific symptoms and clinical findings.
For example, rheumatoid arthritis mostly affects the joints, causing pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function. The disease can also cause fatigue, fevers, and loss of appetite. To determine if your symptoms are caused by rheumatoid arthritis your healthcare provider will take a full history, complete an exam, and may order other tests such as X-rays and blood tests.
Rheumatoid arthritis is categorized as an autoimmune disorder. Autoimmune disorders are a group of diseases noted by the fact that they cause the immune system to attack the body itself instead of foreign objects entering the body such as viruses or bacteria.
In the case of RA, the immune system attacks the joints. While these two terms are often used interchangeably by healthcare providers, there are subtle differences. A disease is distinct and measurable.
A disorder might indicate that a specific disease is possible but there is not enough clinical evidence for diagnosis. It may be clear you have an autoimmune disorder of some sort, but it may take time to receive a specific diagnosis like RA. A syndrome is a group of symptoms associated with a specific cause.
With autoimmune disease, symptoms vary depending on the type of disease. Autoimmune diseases are often classified into two groups, organ-specific or systemic. In organ-specific autoimmune diseases, the symptoms will affect or be caused by one specific organ.
The symptoms associated with those diseases will center around the thyroid. When the autoimmune disease is systemic, meaning it affects the entire body. For example, in systemic lupus erythematosus SLE or lupus , any organ of the body can be affected such as the heart, skin, brain, and kidneys. Knowing the specific symptoms, or syndrome can help a healthcare provider diagnose the responsible disease. Syndromes are groups of symptoms associated with a disease.
Knowing the syndrome can help diagnose the disease. A condition indicates your state of health. It is an abnormal state that feels different from your normal state of wellbeing. Living with an autoimmune disease can be unpredictable but keeping an open line of communication with your healthcare provider is key to living well with any disease. You might have clusters of symptoms that correspond to certain syndromes or disorders and your condition can remain in flux.
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