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Two aspects of the patient's state may be reported. The first aspect is the patient's current state, which may be reported as "good" or "serious," for instance. Second, the patient's short-term prognosis may be reported. Examples include that the patient is improving or getting worse.
Prognosis (Greek: πρόγνωσις "fore-knowing, foreseeing"; pl.: prognoses) is a medical term for predicting the likelihood or expected development of a disease, including whether the signs and symptoms will improve or worsen (and how quickly) or remain stable over time; expectations of quality of life, such as the ability to carry out daily activities; the potential for complications and ...
IVLEBC is, like PCDLBCL, LT, an aggressive disease with a guarded prognosis, but unlike the former disease, is often widely disseminated at presentation. [7] PCFCL and PCMZL, in contrast, are indolent lymphomas with a relatively good prognosis. [1]
A group of three particular nonspecific symptoms – fever, night sweats, and weight loss – over a period of six months are termed B symptoms associated with lymphoma and indicate a poor prognosis. [22] Other sub-types of symptoms include: constitutional or general symptoms, which affect general well-being or the whole body, such as a fever ...
In a prediction rule study, investigators identify a consecutive group of patients who are suspected of having a specific disease or outcome. The investigators then obtain a standard set of clinical observations on each patient and a test or clinical follow-up to define the true state of the patient.
Prognosis [ edit ] While removal of all PB tumor tissues generally indicates that no further treatment is indicated, the possibility that the carcinomas associated with this disease may occur soon or long after the original PB tumor is removed and may be less effectively treated than PB tumors make the prognosis of PB somewhat guarded.
While outcomes have improved significantly with the use of ACE inhibitors, [17] [18] the prognosis is often guarded, as a significant number of patients are refractory to treatment and develop kidney failure. About 7–9% of all diffuse cutaneous scleroderma patients develop renal crisis at some point in the course of their disease.
Any mast cell tumor found in the gastrointestinal tract, paw, or on the muzzle has a guarded prognosis. Previous beliefs that tumors in the groin or perineum carried a worse prognosis have been discounted. [17] Tumors that have spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body have a poor prognosis.