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Beat A Diagnosis

Find Your Chronic Diagnosis Quickly

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Your First Step to Beating a Diagnosis

Click on this link to the YouTube Episode if you would like to watch the recording and you can read on to find out more and the citations we researched are at the bottom as always.

Introduction
Are you struggling with unexplained symptoms and wondering if they point to something deeper? Perhaps you feel “off,” or maybe your loved ones have noticed subtle changes. In this article, we’ll explore how to uncover the signs of a chronic condition and why taking action early is so important.

You’ll also find our free “Find Your Chronic Diagnosis Quickly” Guide to help you identify patterns in your symptoms and take the first step toward clarity.

Understanding Syndromes: What Are They?

A syndrome is a collection of symptoms and signs that might suggest the presence of a disease or indicate an increased risk of developing one. It’s not a diagnosis but a vital clue in the process of uncovering your condition.

Here are examples of syndromes from some common chronic conditions:

  • Heart Disease: Chest pain and shortness of breath.
  • Prostate Cancer: Urinary issues and sexual dysfunction.
  • Breast Cancer: Fatigue and generalized pain.

These symptoms can often seem vague or unrelated, making it easy to overlook them. That’s why taking a holistic approach to your health is essential.

How to Take Action

The best way to uncover a diagnosis? Get tested.

For those over 50, comprehensive health checks can be life-saving. Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Download the Guide: Use this link for your free copy of “Find Your Chronic Diagnosis Quickly” Guide includes a simple questionnaire and a list of screening recommendations.
  2. Speak to Your GP: Take your completed questionnaire to your doctor to start the conversation.
  3. Request a General Diagnostic: If you are not sure but you think it’s time you got tested or you think something is not right, tests like blood panels, imaging, or stress tests can help uncover hidden conditions.

Why Early Diagnosis Matters

Both of my diagnoses—prostate cancer and severe heart disease—came as surprises. If I hadn’t acted in time, the outcomes could have been drastically different.

Early diagnosis:

  • Provides clarity about your health.
  • Opens the door to effective treatment.
  • Empowers you to take control of your journey.

The alternative is leaving a potential condition untreated, which only allows it to grow stronger.

Take the First Step Today

Don’t wait for your symptoms to worsen or your syndrome to deepen its hold. Follow this link to get your free copy of the “Find Your Chronic Diagnosis Quickly” Guide, complete the questionnaire, and take action.

Remember, the quicker you act, the sooner you can start your journey to recovery and empowerment.

I’m Conrad Bligh. I’ve beaten death twice—now it’s your turn.

Reference Papers and Studies

At Beat A Diagnosis we use the AI driven medical search engine, Consensus, because it ranks results from multiple sources to provide the most relevant and agreed-upon answers to subjective queries. Consensus are not sponsors of Beat A Diagnosis, we just believe you can’t leave something like a chronic disorder to subjective chance.

The following citations and associated links are related to the papers and studies we researched while compiling the statistics in the free guide titled: Find Your Chronic Diagnosis Quickly

Citations

Heart Disease

Pencina, M., Navar, A., Wojdyla, D., Sanchez, R., Khan, I., Elassal, J., D’Agostino, R., Peterson, E., & Sniderman, A. (2018). Quantifying Importance of Major Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease. Circulation, 139, 1603 – 1611. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.117.031855.

Lu, L., Liu, M., Sun, R., Zheng, Y., & Zhang, P. (2015). Myocardial Infarction: Symptoms and Treatments. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 72, 865 – 867. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12013-015-0553-4.

Jurgens, C., Lee, C., Aycock, D., Creber, R., Denfeld, Q., DeVon, H., Evers, L., Jung, M., Pucciarelli, G., Streur, M., & Konstam, M. (2022). State of the Science: The Relevance of Symptoms in Cardiovascular Disease and Research: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation, 146, e173 – e184. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001089.

Breast Cancer

Sun, Y., Zhao, Z., Yang, Z., Xu, F., Lu, H., Zhu, Z., Shi, W., Jiang, J., Yao, P., & Zhu, H. (2017). Risk Factors and Preventions of Breast Cancer. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 13, 1387 – 1397. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.21635.

Pashayan, N., Antoniou, A., Ivanuš, U., Esserman, L., Easton, D., French, D., Sroczynski, G., Hall, P., Cuzick, J., Evans, D., Simard, J., García-Closas, M., Schmutzler, R., Wegwarth, O., Pharoah, P., Moorthie, S., Montgolfier, S., Baron, C., Herceg, Z., Turnbull, C., Balleyguier, C., Rossi, P., Wesseling, J., Ritchie, D., Tischkowitz, M., Broeders, M., Reisel, D., Metspalu, A., Callender, T., Koning, H., Devilee, P., Delaloge, S., Schmidt, M., & Widschwendter, M. (2020). Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement. Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology, 17, 687 – 705. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-020-0388-9.

Daly, A., Rolph, R., Cutress, R., & Copson, E. (2021). A Review of Modifiable Risk Factors in Young Women for the Prevention of Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer : Targets and Therapy, 13, 241 – 257. https://doi.org/10.2147/BCTT.S268401.

Prostate Cancer

Poppel, H., Roobol, M., Chapple, C., Catto, J., N’Dow, J., Sønksen, J., Stenzl, A., & Wirth, M. (2021). Prostate-specific Antigen Testing as Part of a Risk-Adapted Early Detection Strategy for Prostate Cancer: European Association of Urology Position and Recommendations for 2021.. European urology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2021.07.024.

Carlsson, S., & Vickers, A. (2020). Screening for Prostate Cancer.. The Medical clinics of North America, 104 6, 1051-1062 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2020.08.007.

Barry, M., & Simmons, L. (2017). Prevention of Prostate Cancer Morbidity and Mortality: Primary Prevention and Early Detection.. The Medical clinics of North America, 101 4, 787-806 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2017.03.009.

Stroke

Swartz, R., Bayley, M., Lanctôt, K., Murray, B., Cayley, M., Lien, K., Sicard, M., Thorpe, K., Dowlatshahi, D., Mandzia, J., Casaubon, L., Saposnik, G., Perez, Y., Sahlas, D., & Herrmann, N. (2016). Post-stroke depression, obstructive sleep apnea, and cognitive impairment: Rationale for, and barriers to, routine screening. International Journal of Stroke, 11, 509 – 518. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493016641968.

Jones, S., Bray, J., Gibson, J., McClelland, G., Miller, C., Price, C., & Watkins, C. (2021). Characteristics of patients who had a stroke not initially identified during emergency prehospital assessment: a systematic review. Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ, 38, 387 – 393. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209607.

Kaur, M., Sakhare, S., Wanjale, K., & Akter, F. (2022). Early Stroke Prediction Methods for Prevention of Strokes. Behavioural Neurology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7725597.

Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease

Chang, A., Bell, S., Byrnes, C., Dawkins, P., Holland, A., Kennedy, E., King, P., Laird, P., Mooney, S., Morgan, L., Parsons, M., Poot, B., Toombs, M., Torzillo, P., & Grimwood, K. (2023). Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) position statement on chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children, adolescents and adults in Australia and New Zealand. Respirology, 28, 339 – 349. https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.14479.

Labaki, W., & Rosenberg, S. (2020). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals of Internal Medicine, 173, ITC17 – ITC32. https://doi.org/10.7326/AITC202008040.

Qaseem, A., Wilt, T., Weinberger, S., Hanania, N., Criner, G., Molen, T., Marciniuk, D., Denberg, T., Schünemann, H., Wedzicha, W., MacDonald, R., & Shekelle, P. (2011). Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society. Annals of Internal Medicine, 155, 179 – 191. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-3-201108020-00008.

Diabetes

Katsarou, A., Gudbjörnsdottir, S., Rawshani, A., Dabelea, D., Bonifacio, E., Anderson, B., Jacobsen, L., Schatz, D., & Lernmark, Å. (2017). Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 3. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.16.

Lewis, D. (2023). A Systematic Review of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Prevalence and Treatment in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.. Diabetes technology & therapeutics. https://doi.org/10.1089/dia.2023.0157.

Du, Y., Rayner, C., Jones, K., Talley, N., & Horowitz, M. (2018). Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Diabetes: Prevalence, Assessment, Pathogenesis, and Management. Diabetes Care, 41, 627 – 637. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc17-1536.

Immanuel, J., & Simmons, D. (2017). Screening and Treatment for Early-Onset Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Current Diabetes Reports, 17, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-017-0943-7.

Alzheimers

Atri, A. (2019). The Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Spectrum: Diagnosis and Management.. The Medical clinics of North America, 103 2, 263-293 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.009.

Breijyeh, Z., & Karaman, R. (2020). Comprehensive Review on Alzheimer’s Disease: Causes and Treatment. Molecules, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25245789.

DeTure, M., & Dickson, D. (2019). The neuropathological diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Neurodegeneration, 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13024-019-0333-5.

Kidney Disease

Qaseem, A., Hopkins, R., Sweet, D., Starkey, M., & Shekelle, P. (2013). Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Stage 1 to 3 Chronic Kidney Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 159, 835 – 847. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-159-12-201312170-00726.

Fink, H., Ishani, A., Taylor, B., Greer, N., MacDonald, R., Rossini, D., Sadiq, S., Lankireddy, S., Kane, R., & Wilt, T. (2012). Screening for, Monitoring, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1 to 3: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals of Internal Medicine, 156, 570 – 581. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-8-201204170-00004.

Drawz, P., & Rahman, M. (2015). Chronic Kidney Disease. Annals of Internal Medicine, 162, ITC1. https://doi.org/10.7326/AITC201506020.

Arthritis

Sparks, J. (2019). Rheumatoid Arthritis.. Annals of internal medicine, 170 1, ITC1-ITC16 . https://doi.org/10.7326/AITC201901010.

Lin, Y., Anzaghe, M., & Schülke, S. (2020). Update on the Pathomechanism, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cells, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040880.

Ledingham, J., Snowden, N., & Ide, Z. (2017). Diagnosis and early management of inflammatory arthritis. British Medical Journal, 358. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j3248.

Obesity

Barlow, S., & Dietz, W. (1998). Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations. Pediatrics, 102. https://doi.org/10.1542/PEDS.102.3.E29.

Valk, E., Akker, E., Savas, M., Kleinendorst, L., Visser, J., Haelst, M., Sharma, A., & Rossum, E. (2019). A comprehensive diagnostic approach to detect underlying causes of obesity in adults. Obesity Reviews, 20, 795 – 804. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12836.

Styne, D., Arslanian, S., Connor, E., Farooqi, I., Murad, H., Silverstein, J., & Yanovski, J. (2017). Pediatric Obesity-Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 102 3, 709-757 . https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2016-2573.

Yumuk, V., Tsigos, C., Fried, M., Schindler, K., Busetto, L., Micić, D., & Toplak, H. (2015). European Guidelines for Obesity Management in Adults. Obesity Facts, 8, 402 – 424. https://doi.org/10.1159/000442721.

Hypertension

Williams, B., & Firth, J. (2020). Essential hypertension: Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. Oxford Textbook of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198746690.003.0378.

Sitepu, S., Sipayung, S., & Hayati, K. (2023). The Influence of Daily Physical Activities on Blood Pressure in Elderly Patients Suffering from Treated Hypertention at Grandmed Hospital, Lubuk Pakam. JURNAL PENGMAS KESTRA (JPK). https://doi.org/10.35451/jpk.v3i1.1723.