Misdiagnosis of Aging
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Aging or confirming a diagnosis of Aging, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Aging may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Aging. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Aging as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Aging is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
Discussion of diagnosis/misdiagnosis of Aging: Some people believe that as they age their symptoms are due to "growing older." Because of this myth, many illnesses go undiagnosed and untreated. Don't ignore your symptoms because you think they are not important or because you believe they are normal for your age. Talk to your doctor.1
Misdiagnosis cases for Aging:
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Cancer Facts for People Over 50 - Age Page - Health Information: NIA
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