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The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is made based on the presence of certain symptoms and findings on physical examination. Your doctor will look for the classic resting pill-rolling tremor, slowness of movement, rigidity and gait problems. There is no specific diagnostic procedure or laboratory test to establish a Parkinson's diagnosis. If a patient's symptoms improve after taking PD medication, the diagnosis is probably correct. However, it is important for your doctor to exclude other causes of parkinsonism, symptoms similar to those of PD but caused by another problem.

Diaphoresis is the medical term for sweating. Sweating is the body’s natural way for cooling itself. When diaphoresis happens from hot weather or exercise, you just want to drink more fluids. On the other hand, some people sweat excessively, a condition known as hyperhidrosis. There are topical agents to blunt sweating on the hands and in the armpits. When hyperhidrosis is a symptom of anxiety, treating the anxiety can be very helpful at reducing sweating. 

Lymphadenopathy refers to the presence of swollen lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are small bundles of white blood cells. One of the ways the body's immune system responds to infections and inflammation is to greatly increase the number of white cells in the lymph nodes causing them to swell.
We have lymph nodes throughout our bodies. The parts of the body where people and their doctors can see or feel swollen lymph nodes include the neck, armpit, and groin areas. Most often swollen lymph nodes are caused by an infection, an autoimmune disease like lupus, or some other non-cancerous condition. Less commonly, lymph nodes enlarge related to cancer. 

Dizziness can mean so many things. Some cultures use the term to describe “brain fog” or just feeling unwell. More often people use the term dizzy to mean either vertigo (a spinning sensation) or lightheadedness, like they might pass out. Vertigo happens most often due to a problem in the semicircular canals in the inner ear. Lightheadedness can be from dehydration, medications, anemia (low red blood cell count), a heart problem and a number of other situations.

Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, such as pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding, often begin six to eight weeks after the last normal menstrual period. When an ectopic pregnancy occurs in the fallopian tube, it can cause the tube to rupture, resulting in profound bleeding and severe pain. This can be life-threatening and is considered a true medical emergency.

Yes, women who have had an ectopic pregnancy can conceive again, even if they had to have a fallopian tube removed. There is about a 10% chance that another ectopic pregnancy will occur.

An ectopic pregnancy usually occurs in a fallopian tube but can also occur in other areas of the body such as the ovary, abdominal cavity, or cervix. An ectopic pregnancy cannot proceed normally to a full-term pregnancy.

Blunt trauma to the chest can lead to pleurisy, inflammation of the pleura. The pleura is the thin lining that covers the lungs and the inside wall of the chest cavity. Normally the two surfaces slide easily over each other as we breathe in and out. The inflammation of pleurisy causes chest pain that hurts more when taking a deep breath, coughing or sneezing.