Scan through the symptom list
To scan the symptom list scroll up and down
Always select symptoms which are together in sequence or close together
Capitalized items are the main categories of symptoms. Do not select them
Do not select symptoms from different categories
The disease name is followed by a two digit decimal number which is a probability of the given disease
Always follow the advice of diseases whose probability is above 0.50
Any disease with a probability below 35 is considered not relevant for you
Ref which is mostly a url shows the source of the facts of the disease
1. Access the url of the program as follows : https://247econsult.net/sc/cameosSC.php
2. Click the START button
3. You get the symptom panel which is an interview schedule : Select the most relevant problem out of the following list which is shown in the CAPITALS in the interview schedule 20 - 75 PHLEGM SYMPTOMS 76 - 294 BOWEL SYMPTOMS 295 SINGLE SYMPTOM SYNDROMES - if your main symptom is just only 1 of the following 296 - 328 FATIGUE 329 - 413 HEADACHE 414 - 454 BACKACHE 455 - 524 CVS MODULE 525 - 651 GENITAL SYMPTOMS 652 - 714 GYN MODULE 715 - 775 JOINT AND MUSCLES SYMPTOMS 776 - 836 EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS If you make a mistake don't worry you will not be able to enter your information into the system
4. Under each problem you are shown may more items required to make a diagnosis
5. Select what is correct for you. Leave others as it is
6. Do not select symptoms from other CATEGORIES of problems
7. Once you have entered all the symptoms click the button advice
8. You may save your data if you wish in which case you may retrieve your data later
9. DO NOT USE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE DATA like name, age, geneder, address etc as we do not require them
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THIS PROGRAM
1. You can make a self diagnosis of your problem
2. You may save your data for later retrieval
3. You can make a record of your symptoms for sharing with your physician
4. You can share the record with your pharmacist for the OTC drug therapy
5. You may claim for your medical care if you are covered by Insurance. You may need a digitally signed record from Dr Ananda Perera
6. If you use a unique username and password and run the program and save your data you may retrieve it later for further comparison or even to share with your personal physician
7. DO NOT USE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE DATA like name, age, geneder, address etc as we do not require them
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY
1. You may run this program and use its data in any way you may want
2. There is no guarantee of anything whatsosever in anyway
3. This program does not collect any personally identifiable data which can be traced to you
4. Therefore we ourselves do not know who you are
5. The suitability of the program for any personal matter is your decision
6. We do not accept any responsibility to any adverse effects simply because we do not know who you are
A to Z Ordering
Allodynia - pain produced by mere touch sensation
Amenorrhea - absence of menses/periods
Borborygmi - rumbling noises from the stomach
Catastrophising - to consider the most dangerous and sinister disease rather than a common disease which is harmless. For instance when you get a headache you may think of brain tumor rather than a simple tension headache
Coitus - act of sexual intercourse
Colicky - is a description of pain where the intensity increases and decreases as in waves
Concurrent - happening together
Covary - two events happening together and change also together
Defecation - act of passing stools
Disabling - inteferes with day to day work and tasks
Disease - This is the named entity like pneumonia, COVID 19 etc
ENT - Ear nose throat
Epigastrium - pit of the stomach
Extension - bending backwards
Eructation - symptom where you tend to burp
Esophageal - related to gullet
Flatus - passing wind from the rectum
Flexion - bending forward
GC - Gonococcus bacteria which causes gonorrhea which is a disease passed through sexual contact
GERD - is a disease call Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease where your stomach contents backflows into the gullet. Usually this mentoined in the Endoscopy reports you may have as GERD or GORD
Hyperalgesia - exaggerated pain from mild pain stimulus
Illness - is your experience of a disease. Usually it comprises symptoms but you may also complain of the disability and handicap
Insomnia - lack of sleep
Intermenstrual - in between two monthly menses
IP - Incubation Period. This is the duration between entry of a germ into the body and the first manifestation of any symptoms
IVS - irritative voiding syndrome - a diagnosis made by the system
Laxative overuse - use of stool softeners for constipation
Malaise - Feeling sick, out of sorts and not normal
MUS -Medically Unexplained Symptoms. These are the symptoms you experience which your attending doctors cannot explain by doing tets and scans etc
NED/MD - Nearly Every Day/Most of the day - an expression detailing your symptom
Nodules - small lumps
OTC - over the counter drugs. Drus which can be bought from a pharmacy without a doctor's prescription
PCOS - diagnosis made by Gynaecologists - Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome
Pelvic pain - pain on the lowe abdomen, groin, genital area, buttocks and aroun the hips
Perseveration - act of repetition without a reason
Postprandial - after meals
Repetitive strain injury - any pain coming after repeated movments done for a given task
Reproductive age - age from puberty until menopause
Satellite points - similar areas around
STI - class of diseases called Sexually Transmitted Infections passed through sexual contact
Stomach abnormality negative - This is mentioned in the Endoscpy report you get after a tube is passed down your throat
Test - names ae given. Most of the time they mentioned in yout reports.
Testes - male genitals inside the scrotum
Thoracic spine - part of the spine from shoulder blades upto the hip region
Trigger points - touching one point in a muscle cause severe pain to spread around
Urethral discharge - discharge coming from the urinary passages