Identify the Diagnosis

The most common cause of dementia, a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.

A clouding of the clear lens of the eye, which can cause visual impairment.

A progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement, symptoms may include tremors, stiffness, or slowing of movement. There is no cure, but medication may slow the disease's progression or relieve symptoms.

The blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or severely reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and food.

The sudden sensation of spinning or that the inside of the head is spinning.

Similar to a stroke, producing similar symptoms, but usually lasting only a few minutes and causing no permanent damage.

A surgical operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a damaged part of the colon.

An irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow to the body.

Symptoms may include heavy pressure in the chest, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness, a feeling of breaking out in a cold sweat, extreme fatigue, fainting, dizziness, and/or pain in one or both arms, jaw, back, stomach, or neck.

A chronic respiratory disease where there is over-inflation of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs, causing a decrease in lung function, and often, breathlessness.

Degenerative changes in the arteries, characterized by thickening of the vessel walls and accumulation of calcium with consequent loss of elasticity and lessened blood flow.

A disease that damages the eye's optic nerve, usually when fluid builds up in the front part of the eye, creating pressure in the eye, damaging the optic nerve.

A weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues. Often, swollen ankles and lower extremities is a symptom.

A chronic, progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles.

The conditions that result when nerves that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord from and to the rest of the body are damaged or diseased.