3 The clinical presentation of diabetes in older people is often non specific and atypical and as a result the diagnosis is often missed or delayed.
Clinical signs and laboratory results are often non-specific, with histopathological examination of gastric biopsies being required to reach a definitive diagnosis.
Although exercise has long been recommended for the prevention and management of osteoporosis, existing guidelines are often non-specific and do not account for individual differences in bone health, fracture risk and functional capacity.
Differentially expressed miRNAs can be grouped into 'early' miRNAs, which respond rapidly and are often non-specific to phosphate deficiency, and 'late' miRNAs, which alter the morphology, physiology or metabolism of plants upon prolonged phosphate deficiency.
MR features of various hand lesions are well described but are often non-specific.
Symptoms of infection are often non-specific, which leads to delayed diagnosis and therapy initiation in these patients.
The CT appearances of PID are often non-specific with parapelvic fat stranding, a small volume of free fluid and thickened uterosacral ligaments.
Many patients present with atypical symptoms like shock or respiratory distress, and findings on physical exam are often non-specific, with tachycardia, tachypnea or fever.
In fact, these signs are often non-specific and subjective; they are also often blurred or absent at the initial stages.
Many patients with Boerhaave's syndrome present with atypical symptoms like shock or respiratory distress, and findings on physical exam are often non-specific.
The imaging features of pseudotumoural soft tissue lesions of the foot and ankle themselves are often non-specific, but in combination with exact location, the relationship with surrounding structures and clinical features such as sex, age and symptoms, the radiologist can usually suggest a specific diagnosis.
