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The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a 35-item parent-report questionnaire designed to identify children with difficulties in psychosocial functioning. Its primary purpose is to alert pediatricians at an early point about which children would benefit from further assessment. [1] A positive result on the overall scale indicates that the ...
This refers to someone’s likelihood of dying within three months. While this helps to give doctors a better idea of someone’s life expectancy, it also helps to prioritize those waiting for a ...
The higher your CAC score, the more you are at risk of heart attack. Scores from 1 to 100 indicate a low or medium risk of a heart attack. Scores between 100 and 300 indicate more calcium in your ...
Primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from the gallbladder. Affected individuals may have no symptoms or may experience signs and symptoms of liver disease, such as yellow discoloration ...
The PSA test measures the level of prostate-specific antigen in your blood. The lab will report your results in nanograms of PSA per milliliter (ng/mL) of blood. Only the prostate gland releases ...
For example, one study in Turkey found that a woman in her late 60s with a score of 104 had more calcium buildup than 75% of women her age; for men in their late 60s, a score of 313 put them in ...
The Child-Pugh score is determined by scoring five clinical measures of liver disease and the possibility of eventual liver failure.A score of 1, 2, or 3 is given to each measure, with 3 being the ...
PSC develops slowly. You may have it for years before you notice any symptoms. Some of the signs are: Fatigue. Itchy skin. Yellowish skin and eyes caused by a condition called jaundice. As PSC ...