asymptomatic

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One patient had an asymptomatic, acute DVT that was seen on duplex ultrasound.

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  • Though infection is sometimes asymptomatic, at the site of attachment deep inflammatory ulcerations often occur, usually accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, alternated with periods of constipation.
  • The first of these stages if called the asymptomatic stage, followed by the acute stage. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Screening can detect prostate cancer in its earliest stages when it is asymptomatic, or when signs and symptoms aren't present, and has the potential to decrease both morbidity and mortality. —  Penn State Live
  • CCTA is not the right test for asymptomatic, low-risk patients, because you have the very small risk of potential cancer on the one hand and no outcome data to suggest any benefit on the other. —  theHeart.org
  • Most sexually transmitted diseases are asymptomatic-meaning that unless a person is tested, he does not know he is infected. —  The Real Truth
 

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