The second way you can define inflation is the rate at which money loses its value. If you think about it, prices going up and the value of one dollar going down are really the same thing.
1 There is no reliable and consistent means of diagnosis. 2  Diagnosis can be made by one of the few physicians who specialize in mitochondrial disease. 3  Diagnosis can be made by blood DNA testing and/or muscle biopsy but neither of these tests is completely reliable.
Mitochondrial disease is unpredictable. Day to day, hour to hour patients can develop symptoms and their stability can be threatened. Difficulties establishing a diagnosis interfere with a patient's ability to obtain adequate recognition, medical care, insurance coverage, healthcare supports, and disability services.