We designed an artificial neural network (ANN) to diagnose cirrhosis in patients with chronic HBV infection. Routine laboratory data (PT, INR, platelet count, direct bilirubin, AST/ALT, AST/PLT) and age were collected from 144 patients. Cirrhosis in these patients was diagnosed by liver biopsy. The ANN's ability was assessed using ...

... especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys. Diagnosing Lupus Unlike other chronic illnesses, trying to reach a ...

Due to the elimination of intermediate hosts and the improvement of clinical care, most parasitic infections have been effectively controlled in developing countries. Recently, the increase of the worldwide tourism, especially to Mainland China, and the migration of overseas workers from endemic countries have led to more parasitic infections that should not be overlooked by physicians. Assessment ...

The North West Adelaide Health Study is a population-based biomedical cohort study investigating the prevalence of a number of chronic conditions and health-related risk factors along a continuum. This methodology may assist with evidence-based decisions for health policy makers and planners, and inform health professionals who are involved in chronic ...

Groin pain may stem from a variety of different causes. Adductor tendinopathy is a common but infrequently recognised cause of chronic groin pain especially in athletes. This case report describes a case of clinically suspected adductor tendinopathy in an amateur athlete confirmed by MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Relevant literature on musculotendinous injuries of the ...

Groin pain may stem from a variety of different causes. Adductor tendinopathy is a common but infrequently recognised cause of chronic groin pain especially in athletes. This case report describes a case of clinically suspected adductor tendinopathy in an amateur athlete confirmed by MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Relevant literature on musculotendinous injuries of the ...

... Newly diagnosed adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. Follow ...

Two experiments examined the use of pain descriptors by chronic pain patients with different medical and/or psychiatric diagnoses. Experiment I subjected patients' responses to the 20 descriptor categories on the McGill Pain Questionnaire to 3 separate multiple discriminant analyses to examine the differential diagnostic properties of pain language. None ...

Children With Chronic Kidney Disease: Tips for Parents If your child has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, you are no doubt feeling distressed and bewildered. ...

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for diagnosing, monitoring and/or treating an autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease. In particular, the present invention provides methods for diagnosing, monitoring and treating an autoimmune...

Discogenic lower back pain (DLBP) is the most common type of chronic lower back pain (LBP), accounting for 39% of cases, compared to 30% of cases due to disc herniation, and even lower prevalence rates for other causes, such as zygapophysial joint pain. Only a small proportion (approximately 20%) of LBP cases can be attributed with reasonable certainty to a pathologic or ...

The fundamental objectives of a brain bank are to document precisely the gross anatomical and histological findings, to establish accurate neuropathological diagnoses using well-defined criteria and standardized dissection techniques, and to serve as a source of fresh, fixed, and deep-frozen brain tissue. The brain tissue is optimally prepared and stored ...

? Chronic pelvic pain is defined as the presence of pain in the pelvic girdle region for over a 6-month period and can arise from the gynecologic, urologic, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems. As 15% of women experience pelvic pain at some time in their lives with yearly direct medical costs estimated at $2.8?billion, effective evaluation and management strategies ...

Use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) for immunosuppression after transplantation induces vasoconstriction of renal afferent arterioles, leading to functional changes and potentially irreversible chronic ischemic structural damage. Because CNI-induced nephrotoxicity is strongly suspected in many renal allografts and significantly contributes to interstitial fibrosis and tubular ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) are important stabilizers of the knee. These ligaments are commonly injured in sports and motor vehicle accidents. An accurate diagnosis of cruciate ligament injuries is vital in patient care. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can diagnose cruciate ligament injuries with high ...

The assumption that discharge diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other allied conditions accurately reflect patient medical records was tested using a sample of 553 hospital discharges from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Three validation criteria were used in reviewing patient hospital records: 1) the presence ...

Chronic analgesic nephropathy, particularly chronic interstitial nephritis and renal papillary necrosis, results from daily use for many years of mixtures containing at least two analgesics and caffeine or dependence-inducing drugs. Computed tomography scan can accurately diagnose this disease even in the absence ...

... Home Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Includes: Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (Data are for the U.S.) Morbidity Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 9.9 million Percent ...

... determined that the four key diagnoses that the guideline targeted (Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain, ... acute and chronic low back pain. ...

... accurately diagnose cloud coverage. ... clouds at the finest spatial and temporal resolution of the corresponding datasets. ...

Jul 26, 2011 ... Accurately diagnosing cloud properties can be a challenge, especially over regions such as the panhandle of southeastern Alaska where ...

The instrument may allow healthcare providers to make expert, accurate diagnoses, as well as to suggest proper, individualized treatment, even for patients ...

... of the controlled efficacy trial populations, from separate longer ... study to ensure a sufficient population accurately diagnosed ... Pediatric Safety Study ...

... What Causes Sinusitis? What Are the Differences Between Acute and Chronic Sinusitis? How Is Sinusitis Diagnosed? How Is Sinusitis Treated? ...

... diagnoses such as somatization disorder, myalgia and myositis unspecified, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, unexplained musculoskeletal ...

Collagenous colitis is a kind of microscopic colitis. It is characterized by chronic watery diarrhea and abdominal pain. The etiology is still unknown. So far, for the diagnose a histological evaluation was necessary with the presence of thickened subepithelial collagneous bands in the lamina propria. A new developed endoscope with a confocal laser allows ...

Purpose: We investigated whether patient-centered instructions for chronic heart failure medications increase comprehension and memory for medication information in older adults diagnosed with chronic heart failure. Design and Methods: Patient-centered instructions for familiar and unfamiliar medications were compared with instructions ...

Adult Chronic Pain Specialist Referral Please print clearly Place Patient Label Here Mandatory Data #12;Adult Chronic Pain Specialist Referral � Continued Diagnoses and Syndromes Mark ( ) all diagnoses assessed and/or treated at a chronic pain facility in Edmonton? Yes No (If Yes, please ...

Tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were determined in the sera of 36 control subjects, 30 patients with pancreatic cancer, 35 with chronic pancreatitis and 25 with non-pancreatic digestive disease to evaluate their role in detecting pancreatic malignancy. Abnormal values of TPA and CEA were found in 28 and 19 of 30 patients with pancreatic ...

IntroductionAccurate evaluation of disease status is very important in treatment of Wegener's granulomatosisCase presentationA 73-year-old Japanese man presented with chronic sinusitis and otitis media. He was admitted to our hospital because of bilateral lung nodules. Cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody was negative but his rheumatoid factor ...

Cardiac calcified amorphous tumors (CATs) can arise in all four chambers of the heart. Cardiac CATs can cause diverse symptoms according to their locations, and mass or embolic effects. Pulmonary emboli arising from cardiac CATs have been reported, but the true incidence is unknown due to their rarity. Herein we report a rare case with diffuse CATs in the right ventricle which caused a calcific ...

Cardiac calcified amorphous tumors (CATs) can arise in all four chambers of the heart. Cardiac CATs can cause diverse symptoms according to their locations, and mass or embolic effects. Pulmonary emboli arising from cardiac CATs have been reported, but the true incidence is unknown due to their rarity. Herein we report a rare case with diffuse CATs in the right ventricle which caused a calcific ...

Renal allograft accumulation of Tc-99m sulfur colloid (TSC) was studied using visual assessment of scintigraphic displays and a quantitative temporal model in 210 examinations of 56 transplant recipients. The quantitative temporal model related the immediate pool of the radioagent in the transplant to the fixed allograft accumulation of TSC at 20 minutes after administration. Examinations ...

We report five cases of diffuse periostitis resembling hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and perostitis deformans in lung transplantation patients on chronic voriconazole, a fluoride-containing compound. Although drug-related periostitis has long been known, the association of lung transplant medication with periostitis was only recently introduced in the literature. To our ...

Craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD) is a very rare bone disorder characterized by abnormally developed metaphyses in long bones and sclerosis of the craniofacial bones. In this paper, the authors report 2 cases of children diagnosed with CMD and chronic intracranial hypertension with deletion in exon 9 of the human ANK gene (ANKH). After intracranial ...

Delirium occurs in 25-40% of patients with cancer and in as many as 85% of patients with advanced cancer. Delirium, or acute confusion, can be short term and reversible and differs from dementia, which is chronic and irreversible. Accurate assessment is critical for effective treatment and to reduce the increased mortality associated with delirium. ...

This is a case study presented by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology in which a woman was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, and became a candidate for a bone marrow transplant. Visitors can view both PB Count Chart and Flow Cytometry, including images, and have the opportunity to diagnose the patient. This is ...

The use of 131I-orthiodohippurate (OIH) scintigraphy combined with the estimated renal plasma flow (ERPF) and excretion index (EI) has been beneficial in separating impaired renal function due to graft rejection from acute tubular necrosis, ureteral obstruction, urinary extravasation and in some instances renal artery occlusion. The radionuclide data accurately identified ...

AimsEndomyocardial biopsy is essential for definite diagnosis of idiopathic myocarditis. However, since endomyocardial biopsy is guided by fluoroscopy, whether or not the diseased myocardium is biopsied depends on chance, and this may lead to misdiagnosis. If the endocardial surface represents changes indicative of stages of myocarditis, staging of myocarditis and targeted cardioscope-guided ...

Between 1953 and 1988, 21 patients with splenic vein thrombosis (SVT), 12 of whom had sinistral portal hypertension (SPH) were treated at our institution. SVT was identified at autopsy in nine patients. Twelve additional patients presented with SPH: bleeding esophageal varices, SVT and normal hepatic function. SVT was caused by pancreatic neoplasm (5), chronic pancreatitis ...

When oncologists diagnose patients suspected of lymphoid malignancy, it is important to consider the possibility of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) with a routine check for serum human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) antibody. The following points are essential for the diagnosis of ATL: (1) cytologically or histologically proven peripheral T-cell malignancy, and ...

Psoas abscess was first described by Mynter in 1881. Though rare, its prevalence is increasing with advances in radiology and an increasing ability to accurately diagnose the condition. The symptoms of a psoas abscess can be insidious and nonspecific, and patients often present with a limp, fever, weight loss, and flank or abdominal pain.A psoas abscess ...

Primary care physicians can and should diagnose, classify, and treat patients�presenting with acute and chronic prostatitis syndromes. Although the chronic syndromes are a challenge to manage, this review article provides the necessary background to allow primary care physicians to take on this task. Patients who are unfortunate to ...

For many patients, the traditional biomedical model that physicians have used to manage chronic prostatitis does not work. This article describes innovative treatment strategies for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, with an emphasis on novel biomedical physical therapy and biopsychosocial approaches to the management of ...

Over the last several decades the survival rate for acute spinal cord lesions has improved, which has resulted in an increased number of chronic spinal cord injuries. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an essential role in imaging of the spinal cord, as it allows a detailed depiction of neural structures. However, the correct radiologic diagnosis is often complicated by ...

Lymphomas can occur throughout the body, but are relatively rare in the sphenoid region. The clinical presentations are atypical, ranging from nasal symptoms, pituitary hormone dysfunction and neurological impairment. We report a 63-year-old female patient who suffered nasal discharge, retro-ocular pain and left lateral gaze palsy for 3 months. Cranial MRI revealed sellar and suprasellar lesions ...

BackgroundApart from neoplastic processes, chronic disfiguring and destructive diseases of the mandible are uncommon.Case PresentationWe report, perhaps for the first time, the simultaneous occurrence of two such conditions in one patient, in a case that emphasizes the importance of bone biopsy in establishing the correct diagnosis. Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD) is a ...

Assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is important to establish an accurate diagnosis, assist in making therapeutic decisions, measuring outcomes for clinical and research purposes, and determining prognosis. Chest computed tomography (CT) scans are useful in patients who present with airflow limitation and clinical ...

AIMS: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of lymph node fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology to distinguish reactive lymphoid hyperplasia from malignant lymphoma, and to evaluate the contribution of ancillary techniques applied to cytological material. METHODS: Two hundred and seventy seven consecutive lymph node FNA specimens reported to be consistent with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (n = 213) ...

Chronic migraine (CM) is the most disabling of the 4 types of primary chronic daily headache (CDH) of long duration, a syndrome defined by primary headaches 15 or more days per month for at least 3 months with attacks that last 4 hours or more per day on average. CDH of long duration includes CM, chronic tension-type headache, new ...

... Nutrition Therapy for Soldiers with Eating Disorders explores various eating disorders, how they may be accurately diagnosed, and the complex ...

Professor Kenneth Kosik explains that Alzheimer's is traditionally diagnosed by a physician taking a history and physical. In the near future, neuroimaging will provide an accurate diagnosis.

A retrospective study of 66 radionuclide angiograms of the thyroid showed that a simple visual inspection of the images is highly accurate for diagnosing hyperthyroidism. Mathematical analysis with computers is not necessary.

... medicine scanners for improved detection of breast cancer, postheart attack tissue damage assessment and more accurate epilepsy and stroke diagnoses. ...

The diagnosis of animals infected with BLV can be accurately identified with the available serologic tests. Diagnosis of animals in the incipient stage of leukosis is extremely difficult and can only be diagnosed by a positive tissue biopsy. Animals with ...

Diagnosing cystic fibrosis in patients with non-diagnostic results: the case for intestinal current measurements

... with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic ... myeloma who have received one prior therapy ... FDA licensed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6 ...

genetic disorders and tumors of the oral cavity; the cause and treatment of acute and chronic pain; and the development of new and improved methods to diagnose oral disease....

... left eye abnormalities were detected. Differential diagnoses included chronic ... pain. Standard unilateral enucleation surgery9 was performed on OD, ... ...

... takes time, and is not always successful. Normal human cells contain 23 pairs ... chromosome 22. It is caused by swapping pieces (translocation) between ...

... cells are then passed in front of a laser beam. If the cells now have antibodies attached to them, the laser will cause them to give off light, which ...

... FDA approves imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) to treat pediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic ...

... chronic alcoholic subjects differ in unique ways from nonalcoholics ... The alcoholic group was diagnosed according to DSM-III-R criteria and ...

for a chronic illness diagnosed as Crohn's Disease. Starting September 14, 2009, Mr. Sample has had several

... Newly diagnosed chronic medical conditions, hospitalizations, and serious adverse events (SAEs) that occurred 6 months after the last study dose were collected ...

Exams and Tests Your health care provider may order the following blood tests: Amylase and lipase -- to diagnose diseases of the pancreas Complete blood count (CBC) Liver...

is not controlled, glucose and fats remain in the blood and, over time, damage vital organs. Type 1 diabetes usually is first diagnosed in children and young adults, although...

Abnormal white blood cells are present years before diagnosis in virtually all patients with a chronic form of lymphocytic leukemia.

A 14-month-old filly with chronic pharyngitis was diagnosed with incomplete esophageal constriction and megaesophagus due to a persistent right aortic arch. This report is unusual because clinical signs of respiratory dysfunction secondary to chronic regurgitation occurred prior to the recognition of dysphagia.

Patients with diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia have been treated by thymic irradiation. This report describes a patient who received multiple courses of mediastinal irradiation extending over a period of five years, with multiple remissions and no adverse reactions.

A feedlot heifer was diagnosed with chronic pneumonia and polyarthritis syndrome (CPPS), which was confirmed on postmortem examination. The syndrome is caused by Mycoplasma bovis; however, available data support the theory that other pathogens play a role in predisposing to this disease. Continued research on CPPS focuses on pathogenesis, treatment, and ...

The authors present the first three cases of chronic calcific tendinits of the neck. This condition is diagnosed radiologically by the presence of calcification located just inferior to the anterior tubercle of C1. The calcification is at the insertion of the longus colli muscle. No soft tissue swelling is present and the patients are asymptomatic.

The general ophthalmologist might be called upon to make the diagnosis of neuro-ophthlamic conditions which are either rare or require extensive testing to exclude alternative diagnoses. This paper reviews some common afferent system neuro-ophthlamologic diagnoses that the general ophthalmologist should rarely if ever make alone. These include posterior ...

Asthma is the leading pediatric chronic illness in the United States, and there has been a steady increase in the incidence of asthma in children younger than 6 years of age. Early intervention for asthma decreases morbidity, controls health care costs, and may even preserve lung function. Asthma is difficult to diagnose in young children and is ...

participants who reported chronic bronchitis or emphysema on the biennial questionnaires. Self-reported COPD was defined by the affirmative response to physician-diagnosed chronic bronchitis or emphysema on the biennial questionnaires, confirmation of chronic bronchitis, emphysema or COPD on the supplemental COPD ...

Leprosy, or Hansen disease, is an infection that affects the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and may manifest with nasal symptoms of chronic rhinitis, including nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and intermittent epistaxis. We present a case of a woman diagnosed with leprosy as an incidental finding from a biopsy obtained during endoscopic sinus ...

BACKGROUND: Patients with pancreas divisum may develop pancreatitis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the gold standard for diagnosing pancreas divisum. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a non-invasive test reported to be highly accurate in diagnosing pancreas divisum. AIM: To evaluate the ...

This is the first description of functional immunoassay technology (FIT), which as a diagnostic tool has broad application across the whole spectrum of physiological measurements. In this paper, FIT is used to measure the renal clearance of an ultra low-dose administration of a clinically available contrast reagent for the purpose of obtaining an accurate glomerular filtration ...

This is the first description of functional immunoassay technology (FIT), which as a diagnostic tool has broad application across the whole spectrum of physiological measurements. In this paper, FIT is used to measure the renal clearance of an ultra low-dose administration of a clinically available contrast reagent for the purpose of obtaining an accurate glomerular filtration ...

This is a case study presented by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology in which a man reported a history of chronic sinusitis that was not responding to nasal and antibiotic treatments. Visitors can view both microscopic and gross descriptions, including images, and have the opportunity to diagnose the patient. This is an excellent resource ...

This is a skeletal muscle pathology case study presented by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology in which a 48 year old women has chronic myalgias. Visitors are given both the microscopic and gross descriptions, including images, and are given the opportunity to diagnose the patient. This is an excellent resource for students in the health ...

Patients with a chronic cough have asthma or "asthma-related" diagnoses such as cough variant asthma or non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis usually responsive to inhaled corticosteroid therapy, or non-asthma-related diagnoses including "idiopathic" or "unexplained" cases. Both of these conditions involve airway inflammation. More ...

The purpose of this study was to compare computed tomography (CT) and radiography for diagnosing the presence and severity of middle ear disease in dogs with a history of chronic otitis externa. Thirty-one dogs undergoing a total ear canal ablation and bulla osteotomy were studied. Three normal dogs served as controls. All dogs were examined using ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is associated with chronic subclinical inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, could serve as a biomarker of endometriosis. We tested the hypothesis that a high sensitivity CRP assay (hsCRP) is more accurate than a classical CRP assay in the detection of subclinical inflammation in plasma of ...

BackgroundEndometriosis is associated with chronic subclinical inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, could serve as a biomarker of endometriosis. We tested the hypothesis that a high sensitivity CRP assay (hsCRP) is more accurate than a classical CRP assay in the detection of subclinical inflammation in plasma of women with ...

BACKGROUND: Accurate evaluation of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver damage is required to determine the appropriate treatment. Various approaches, including laboratory tests and transient elastography, have been used to evaluate liver fibrosis. Recently, transient elastography with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) has been developed and ...

Manualized treatments have become popular, despite concern about their use when comorbid diagnoses are present. In this report, the efficacy of manualized posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment was examined in the presence of chronic pain. Additionally, the effect of PTSD treatment on chronic pain and additional psychiatric ...

Attending school heralds the end of the relative protection and nurture of home life. During the school day, a child experiences successes and failures that portend future feelings of self-worth and self-esteem. Usually children experiencing difficulty at school are identified by teachers, however, children are overlooked. When they are and subsequently experience chronic ...

We report an uncommon case of atrial septal aneurysm associated with mitral valve prolapse. A 28 year old woman was studied with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Transthoracic echocardiography suggested mitral valve prolapse. TEE with color mapping was performed. Atrial septal aneurysm and mitral valve prolapse was found. The study has shown that TEE can evaluate ...

Two boys and a girl, aged 8, 7 and 4 years old respectively, attended the outpatient clinic suffering from urticaria. The oldest boy was diagnosed with chronic urticaria and angio-oedema, whereas the youngest boy was diagnosed with chronic urticaria only. The little girl had a history of constitutional eczema, and ...

We present the case of a 44-year-old wrestler suffering from persistent bronchitis and chronic rhinosinusitis which had been refractory to therapy. The patient underwent extensive diagnostic examinations throughout the disease. Recently, at the age of 42 years otorhinological controls led to presentation at a cystic fibrosis (CF) centre where CF with the genotype ...

Sickle cell anaemia is a chronic disease which evolves on the background of a basal state punctuated by critical periods, often with complications requiring overall treatment. The management of both periods must be well integrated into the treatment programme. In order to treat occlusive crisis, medical staff must be well trained and equipped for the complicated clinical ...

The majority of the body surface is covered by the skin. Many internal disorders are reflected in the condition of the skin. One of the major functions of the skin is protection of the other organ systems from a variety of environmental insults. In this role, the skin itself is exposed to factors that can ultimately cause chronic diseases and cancer. Since it is relatively ...

A newer approach to the early diagnosis of acute biliary tract disease is review. Ninety-two patients were evaluated with a new hepatobiliary agent (H.I.D.A/P.I.P.D.A.) for the presence of cystic duct obstruction. Seven patients with suspected acute gall bladder disease were dropped from the study for the lack of pathologic confirmation of the diagnosis. Forty-four of the remaining 85 patients ...

Although the assessment of cardiovascular risk in individual patients takes into account a range of risk factors, the diagnosis and management of hypertension (high blood pressure) is largely determined by a single numerical value, albeit that often several readings are taken over time. Given the critical impact of a decision to embark on lifelong drug therapy, the importance of ensuring that a ...

The accuracy of non-invasive radionuclide angiography in detecting portal vein occlusion was assessed in 61 patients--10 with portal vein occlusion confirmed by conventional portography, 25 with chronic liver disease and a patent portal vein (mild = 12, severe = 13), and 26 with normal liver function, who served as controls. The median percentage portal venous flow for the ...

In this article, the neuroradiological evaluation of traumatic brain injury is reviewed. Different imaging strategies in the assessment of traumatic brain injury are initially discussed, and this is followed by a review of the imaging characteristics of both primary and secondary brain injuries. Computed tomography remains the modality of choice for the initial assessment of acute head injury ...

Hypermobility type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (HT-EDS) is a relatively frequent, although commonly misdiagnosed variant of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, mainly characterized by marked joint instability and mild cutaneous involvement. Chronic pain, asthenia, and gastrointestinal and pelvic dysfunction are characteristic additional manifestations. We report on 21 HT-EDS patients selected ...

The main objective of this research is to develop a fuzzy-based framework for diagnosis of different acid-base disorders. There are several acid-base disorders that cause many clinical complications and their proper diagnosis is the only way for their efficient treatment. The common disorders are metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, non-anion gap acidosis, anion-gap acidosis, acute respiratory ...

The objectives of this retrospective case-control study were to identify risk factors of falls in geriatric-psychiatric inpatients and develop a screening tool to accurately predict falls. The study sample consisted of 225 geriatric-psychiatric inpatients at a Midwestern referral facility. The sample included 136 inpatients who fell and a random stratified sample of 89 ...

The diagnostic value of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was evaluated when blood specimens of 92 patients suspected of brucellosis underwent the ELISA (IgM and IgG), standard tube agglutination (SAT), and 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) tests and blood cultures; 38 sera from non-brucellosis patients and 34 sera from blood donors were also subjected to ELISA, SAT, and 2-ME tests. SAT was able to ...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a common and severe mental illness that is infrequently included under state mental health parity statutes. This review considers BPD parity, using the Massachusetts mental health parity statute as a model. While BPD can co-occur with other disorders, studies of its heritability, diagnostic validity/reliability, and response to specific treatments indicate ...

This paper addresses the issue of counting the occurrence of special events in the framework of partiallyobserved discrete-event dynamical systems (DEDS). Developed diagnosers referred to as sequential window diagnosers (SWDs) utilize the stochastic diagnoser probability transition matrices developed in [9] along with a resetting ...

The Morris water task was used to measure the effects of chronic diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) treatment on C57BL/6Ibg mice. Control mice showed good task acquisition and searched accurately for the platform after it was removed from the pool, suggesti...

Scintigraphic findings are reported in a patient with actinomycosis osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection to illustrate the need to understand the mechanism of localization of the radiopharmaceutical to accurately assess the clinical pathology.

BackgroundAlthough many studies have identified patient characteristics or chronic diseases associated with medication adherence, the clinical utility of such predictors has rarely been assessed. We attempted to develop clinical prediction rules for adherence with antihypertensive medications in two health care delivery systems.Methods and ResultsRetrospective cohort studies ...

OBJECTIVE: To review and synthesize findings across qualitative studies on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). METHODS: Articles were systematically reviewed and analyzed within a meta-analytic framework. Analyses included a multi-perspective examination of ME/CFS, as well as a comparative analysis of ME/CFS versus other chronic ...

BackgroundPrevious research has found that acceptance of pain is more successful than cognitive coping variables for predicting adjustment to pain. This research has a limitation because measures of cognitive coping rely on observations and reports of thoughts or attempts to change thoughts rather than on overt behaviours. The purpose of the present study, therefore, is to compare the influence of ...

The combination of chronic renal failure plus parathyroid adenocarcinoma is very rare. A 53-year-old female had been on hemodialysis for chronic renal failure for 7 years. For 2 years she has had bilateral knee joint pain, hypercalcemia and an increased parathyroid hormone level. Swelling of parathyroid gland was diagnosed and it was ...

We report here a case of chronic postprandial abdominal pain and weight loss of more than one year duration. He was diagnosed to have abdominal angina (chronic mesenteric ischemia) on CT angiography. Open surgical revascularization procedure-right common iliac mesenteric polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) bypass graft achieved positive ...

Chronic Q fever can be difficult to diagnose because of a variety of non-specific clinical presentations. Chronic Q fever osteoarticular infections have rarely been reported in the literature. We describe here an unusual multifocal osteomyelitis due to Coxiella burnetii in an adult. PMID:21221701

Granulysin and interferon-gamma (IFN-?) have broad antimicrobial activity which controls Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection. Circulating granulysin and IFN-? concentrations were measured and correlated with clinical disease in Thai patients with newly diagnosed, relapsed and chronic tuberculosis (TB). Compared to controls, patients with ...

BackgroundChronic bronchitis (CB) is often misdiagnosed or diagnosed at a later stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We examined how this later diagnosis may impact health care costs and utilization during the 12 months prior to and 24 months post initial CB diagnosis.MethodsThis retrospective case-control analysis ...

We observed 797 consecutive cases of chronic pancreatitis from 1963 to 1987 in the cities of Belo Horizonte and S�o Paulo. Alcoholism was the main etiological agent, responsible for 714 cases (89.6%). Chronic calcifying pancreatitis from different etiologies, alcohol, idiopathic, nutritional, and familial, was the most important form of ...

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of doctors at diagnosing co-morbid psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).DesignCase series comparing clinical diagnoses with a standardized structured psychiatric interview.SettingSecondary care specialist chronic fatigue ...

Two hundred and eighty-three chronic pain patients, consecutive admissions to the Comprehensive Pain Center of the University of Miami School of Medicine, received an extensive psychiatric evaluation based upon the American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) criteria and flowsheets. All patients received the following type ...

Research demonstrates that many nurses lack knowledge about pain assessment, the differences between acute and chronic pain, and the use of pain rating scales. In this article, the authors describe an instrument for evaluating chronic pain, the purpose of which is to assess systematically the various dimensions of chronic pain and its ...

The evolution of brain imaging techniques over the last decade has been remarkable. Along with such technical developments, research into chronic pain has made many advances. Given that brain imaging is a non-invasive technique with great spatial resolution, it has played an important role in finding the areas of the brain related to pain perception as well as those related to ...

Tc-99m-HIDA cholescintigraphy studies of gallbladder (GB) emptying are considered to be the most accurate method to diagnose acute cholecystitis (AC). With increasing use of bedside ultrasound (US) by emergency physicians for the evaluation of GB pathology, it is important to determine the role of cholescintigraphy as an adjunct to emergency ultrasound of ...

We report on two patients with Proteus syndrome (PS), with emphasis on its pulmonary manifestations. The first patient was a 6-year-old girl diagnosed with PS at 5 years of age. The pulmonary abnormalities first observed at age 3 years and included streaky densities with accentuated vascular markings detected by chest radiography. The patient had persistent abnormalities on ...

Compartment syndromes, caused by elevated intramuscular pressure (IMP) and resulting from trauma or chronic overuse, frequently require invasive IMP monitoring for accurate diagnosis. Our objective is to test a non-invasive ultrasound technique for estimating IMP based on fascial displacement waveforms from arterial blood pressure pulses. In this study, ...

LEAD LEVELS IN NORTH AMERICAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS have declined in the past 3 decades, but lead persists in the environment in lead paint, old plumbing and contaminated soil. There are also a number of occupations and hobbies that carry a high risk of lead exposure. There is no evidence for a threshold below which lead has no adverse health effects. Blood lead levels previously considered safe are ...

BackgroundTo evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of spirometry for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in patients suspected of suffering from an obstructive airway disease (OAD) in primary care.MethodsCross sectional diagnostic study of 219 adult patients attending 10 general practices for the first time with ...

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the accuracy of transrectal palpation (TRP) for diagnosing early pregnancy in buffaloes and the false diagnoses of the TRP test by using the pregnancy-associated glycoprotein radioimmunoassay (PAG-RIA) test. Pregnancy was diagnosed in 168 buffalo-cows once by TRP and PAG-RIA test between ...

Schwannomas can occur anywhere in the body with unusual presentation. They are difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Fine needle aspiration biopsy does not appear to provide an accurate preoperative diagnosis. Complete excision of the mass should be the goal of surgical excision. PMID:21537378

Schwannomas can occur anywhere in the body with unusual presentation. They are difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Fine needle aspiration biopsy does not appear to provide an accurate preoperative diagnosis. Complete excision of the mass should be the goal of surgical excision.

Cancer Incidence Rates Adjusted for Reporting Delay Limin X. Clegg, Douglas N. Midthune, Eric J. Feuer, Michael P. Fay, Benjamin F. Hankey Timely and accurate calculation of cancer incidence rates is hampered by reporting delay, the time elapsed before a diagnosed cancer case is reported to the NCI.

The research to develop an accurate assessment tool to diagnose minimal cerebral dysfunction in children discovered that the Devereaux Test of Extremity Coordination (DTEC) is able to discriminate between children with minimal brain dysfunction and 'norma...

This study sought to determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could improve the ability to accurately diagnose the full extent of a patient's disease, including possible cancers in the opposite (or contralateral) breast at the time of the initial diagnosis.

Blood volume studies were performed in 18 healthy men and 564 male patients with a variety of clinical diagnoses. Although the plasma volume measurements obtained with iodinated I 125 serum albumin were accurate in patients with erythrocytosis and in heal...

A case of multiple ileal duplications presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding is described. Technetium-99m Pertechnetate scintigraphy in conjunction with barium studies provided the initial clue and accurately localised the abnormality pre-operatively. PMID:2155086

This citation summarizes a one-page announcement of technology available for utilization. A two-axis goniometer accurately measures the movements of the fingers about the metacarpophalangeal (Knuckle) joints. It can be used to help diagnose hands that hav...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy proved to be a simple, safe, and accurate method of diagnosing acute inhalation injury. Both the anatomic level and the severity of large airway injury were easily identified. The identification of a supraglottic and infraglottic c...

Pulmonary embolism is a common disease entity that is difficult to diagnose accurately by noninvasive methods. Ventilation-perfusion is a pivotal study in the evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. The role of standard and newer modalities in evaluating pulmonary embolism is discussed in this article. 65 references.

of minor facial dysmorphology associated with the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (or, more accurately, "probable fetal alcohol effects"). Interpreting the size variable 5 and "optimal" shape variables. As a prelude I photographs used to diagnose children at seven years of age for fetal alcohol effects. This particular st

There is described an apparatus and method for diagnosing ocular cancer that is both non-invasive and accurate which comprises two radiation detectors positioned before each of the patient's eyes which will measure the radiation level produced in each eye...

be used as a quantitative diagnostic of transport and mixing. We use a family of incompressible two diagnostics. The results demonstrate how the effective diffusivity accurately captures the location. These transport barriers are ``perfect,'' in the sense that a fluid particle advected by the flow that starts

Mild or moderate hypothermia may be underdiagnosed in Canada. This paper presents five cases of treated hypothermia, describes the pathophysiologic aspects of cold injuries and discusses the rationale and techniques of rewarming. An orderly series of specific clinical and laboratory observations is proposed to ensure prompt and accurate diagnosis and treatment, and to improve ...

The diagnosis of depression is associated with a high degree of morbidity, mortality, and economic cost. Thus, depression needs to be accurately diagnosed and documented by primary health care providers in the managed care environment. The Family Medicine...

Computerized tomography has been found to be an accurate and sensitive method of diagnosing complications of synthetic aortic grafts. Complications in this series of four cases included aortoesophageal fistula, aortoduodenal fistula, pseudoaneurysm, and retroperitoneal hematoma. 6 references, 5 figures.

Workers engaged into aluminum alloys production demonstrated high prevalence of occupational respiratory diseases caused by dust--pneumoconiosis and dust bronchitis, workers of copper alloys production were diagnosed as having early stage of chronic lead intoxication. PMID:10826366

The hepatitis C Telemedicine project is being conducted in three phases. The first phase of the project is to validate the use of desktop VTC system connected at 384 kbs to visually diagnose patients with physical findings secondary to chronic liver disea...

An increase in the number of people with chronic medical conditions who seek care from the health care industry has occurred during the past few years. As a response to the needs of these patients, the AFMS offers inpatient and outpatient care. Unfortunat...

Radioisotopic renal function tests are of assistance to diagnose and follow-up the course of renal insufficiency. The radioisotopic renogram is useful in assessing the response to therapy of child obstructive uropathies and evaluating renal transplant fun...

Diabetes is a prevalent, growing, serious, and costly chronic disease in the United States for which the toll is profound. The consequences of diabetes are particularly severe for older adults. In 2005, about 20.8 million Americans had either diagnosed or...

A case of acute pneumonia due to Pasteurella multocida ssp multocida occurred in a young man with AIDS and chronic sinusitis. The pneumonia was diagnosed by bronchoscopy and responded to treatment with aztreonam. Epidemologic investigation revealed the ca...

Health care seeks to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease and to improve the physical and mental well-being of all Americans. Across the lifespan, health care helps people stay healthy, recover from illness, live with chronic disease or disability, and co...

Health care seeks to diagnose, treat, and improve the physical and mental wellbeing of all Americans. Across the lifespan, health care helps people stay healthy, recover from illness, live with chronic disease or disability, and cope with death and dying....

Each year in the United States, more than 100,000 people are diagnosed with kidney failure, a serious condition in which the kidneys fail to rid the body of wastes. Kidney failure is the final stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Diabetes is the most co...

... at the chromosomes inside the cells. DNA in human cells is packed into chromosomes. Each cell should have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). ... chromosome caused by a certain translocation (translocation (9;22)). This is called the Philadelphia chromosome . If the Philadelphia chromosome is present, the diagnosis ...

Convulsions are a type of seizure caused by disorganized, abnormal electrical activity in the brain which results in repeated muscular contraction and uncontrolled body movements. Epilepsy is a chronic condition that is diagnosed when seizures occur repea...

Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease is often misdiagnosed as an upper respiratory infection or allergic rhinitis--or confused with GERD. This review will help you diagnose and treat it. PMID:21814640

... Health Topics > Hepatitis > Hepatitis Data/Statistics Hepatitis Data/Statistics Hepatitis viruses can lead to chronic liver diseases, ... diagnosed with Hepatitis A than non-Hispanic Whites. Statistics on African Americans and Hepatitis . Statistics on American ...

... weight loss, polydipsia, and polyuria was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus based on the presence of glucosuria and marked hyperglycemia. Medical attempts to manage the diabetes mellitus were unsuccessful, ...

This paper outlines the changes that occur in family systems when a child is diagnosed with special needs and examines the structure of dysfunctional families in which there is a child with physical disabilities, including chronic illness; behavior disorders, including social maladjustment; learning disabilities; or mental retardation. (JDD)

Professor Charles Sawyer explains that CML stands for chronic myeloid leukemia, which is a blood cancer and it is different from many cancers because it starts very slowly and patients when they're first diagnosed don't have many symptoms.

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a slowly progressing cancer of the blood. An estimated 4,570 Americans will be diagnosed with CML in 2007. The disease most commonly affects people in their 60s.

of pancreatitis. Exams and Tests Tests for pancreatitis include: Fecal fat test Serum amylase Serum IgG4 (for diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis) Serum lipase Serum trypsinogen...

The age-adjusted incidence rate was 1.5 per 100,000 men and women per year. These rates are based on cases diagnosed in 2003-2007 from 17 SEER geographic areas.

The age-adjusted incidence rate was 4.2 per 100,000 men and women per year. These rates are based on cases diagnosed in 2003-2007 from 17 SEER geographic areas.

their fears that they may have something more ominous, such as mouth cancer. Treating fibromyalgia in the mental health setting About 2% of Americans -- more women than men -- suffer from fibromyalgia. Primarily a chronic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia may also cause sleep disturbances, thinking difficulties

Acute clinical malaria caused by Plasmodium inui was diagnosed in an adult female cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) 4 years after importation into the United States. Severe clinical disease was attributed to activation of a chronic infection by the ...

Abstract Premature rupture of membranes is a significant contributor to preterm birth with its associated short- and long-term complications. The absence of a standard approach to its management places a burden on the clinicians' ability to promptly and accurately diagnose premature rupture of membranes. For the last half century, there have been no ...

IntroductionChronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is a rare, systemic, aseptic, inflammatory disorder that involves different sites. Pathogenesis of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is currently unknown.Case presentationA two-year-old Caucasian boy, diagnosed with chronic recurrent multifocal ...

Chylothorax secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was diagnosed in a feline leukemia virus (FeLV)-positive 8-year-old castrated male domestic shorthair feline. The leukemia resolved following therapy with chlorambucil, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and lomustine. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of CLL in an ...

Seventy-five patients with abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant who were subsequently confirmed operatively and histologically to have acute or chronic cholecystitis underwent radionuclide imaging of the biliary tree, ultrasonography, and/or computerized tomography before operation. fifty-eight of the patients had acute cholecystitis and 17 had ...

Many adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were never diagnosed as children. The impairment caused by untreated ADHD can complicate, or even lead to, other psychiatric conditions. Accurate diagnosis and efficacious treatment of ADHD in adults, which may include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, is vital to improve ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is increasing in prevalence and is highly associated with several lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. Current diagnostic methods are imperfect, being insensitive, non-specific, expensive, or invasive. An accurate diagnosis of GORD can aid effective treatment and have significant clinical impact. Novel methods such as exhaled breath ...

The Rimland E2 questionnaire was applied to three groups of children diagnosed with Infantile Autism, Autism with Associated Symptoms, and Mental Retardation, as well as normal controls. Results confirmed that the scale accurately differentiates autistic from nonautistic children, but it may not permit clear differentiation of infantile autism from autism ...

Ninety one patients with urinary tract abnormalities diagnosed before birth were reviewed. Diagnoses based on prenatal and postnatal ultrasound scans alone were compared with the final diagnoses after full urological investigations, with operative or necropsy confirmation in 79 cases. The results confirmed that ultrasound examination ...

The authors investigated the effect of chronic exercise on feelings of energy and fatigue using meta-analytic techniques. Chronic exercise increased feelings of energy and lessened feelings of fatigue compared with control conditions by a mean effect delta of 0.37. The effect varied according to the presence or absence of a placebo control or whether ...

Pulmonary embolism is a common medical problem whose incidence is likely to increase in our aging population. Although it is life-threatening, effective therapy exists. The treatment is not, however, without significant complications. Thus, accurate diagnosis is important. Unfortunately, the clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism are nonspecific. Furthermore, in many ...

Given the nature of pulmonary embolism (PE), timely and accurate diagnosis is critical. Contrast enhanced high-resolution CT images allow physicians to accurately identify segmental and sub-segmental emboli. However, it is also important to assess the effect of such emboli on the blood flow in the lungs. Expanding upon previous research, we propose a ...

Vitamin B12 deficiency is emerging as a growing public health problem. The most commonly used diagnostic tests are limited in accuracy, sensitivity, and are non-specific for B12 deficiency. The aim of this study was to develop a simple B12 breath test (BBT) to more accurately evaluate vitamin B12 status as an alternative to the most common diagnostic test, serum B12 levels. ...

Background.?Elevated serum creatinine is associated with higher maternal and fetal risks; however, the influence of milder degree of renal impairment diagnosed on basis on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is less well defined. This study assesses the impact of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) utilizing eGFR in predicting adverse outcomes in ...

BACKGROUND:Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may benefit from oral steroid therapy. These steroid-responsive patients are diagnosed based on laboratory spirometry. We hypothesize that daily, home-based spirometry is a better tool.METHODS:Thirty patients with COPD underwent a single-blinded study, with a crossover design. They ...

AIM: To assess the role of IgM and IgG immunohistochemistry (IHC) in the evaluation of autoimmune liver conditions - autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).METHODS: Forty one biopsies from untreated patients diagnosed with autoimmune liver disease (AIH, n = 20; PBC, n = 13; PSC, n = 8) and fourteen biopsies of ...

During an outbreak of chronic copper poisoning, fecal and urinary copper excretion were measured following treatment with molybdenum and sulfur supplementation of the feed (0.1 g ammonium molybdate plus 1 g sodium sulfate/sheep/day) or oral penicillamine (50 mg/kg bodyweight/day) using rams in metabolism cages. Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase activities and liver ...

Constipation is a highly prevalent and bothersome disorder that negatively affects patients' social and professional lives and places a great economic burden on both patients and national health services. An accurate determination of the prevalence of constipation is difficult because of the various definitions used, but many epidemiological studies have shown that it affects ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is the hemodynamic manifestation of various pathological processes that result in elevated pulmonary artery pressures (PAP). The National Institutes of Health Registry defined pulmonary arterial hypertension as the mean PAP of more than 25 mm Hg with a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure or left atrial pressure equal to or less than 15 mm Hg. This definition remains the ...

ProblemNeed to improve the detection and management of depression in primary care.DesignProspective, before and after study of changes in detection and management following attempts to introduce a chronic disease management approach.Background and settingTwo representative general practices in the north east of England that differed markedly in resources available and ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) can only be diagnosed with imaging techniques, which in practice is performed using ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/P(SCAN)) or multidetector computed tomography of the pulmonary arteries (MDCT). The epidemiology, natural history, pathophysiology and clinical presentation of PE are briefly reviewed. The primary objective of Part 1 of the Task ...

Objectives. We sought to evaluate the contribution of the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC-HANES) to local public health surveillance.Methods. Examination-diagnosed estimates of key health conditions from the 2004 NYC-HANES were compared with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003�2004 national estimates. Findings were ...

but also ADHD and psychotic disorders. The frequency of these diagnoses did not differ between the ASD-occurrence of ADHD and ASDs in adults are few [9, 10]. A high rate of chronic tic disorders has been described in ASD of assigning other comorbid psychiatric diagnoses were disregarded to allow a comprehensive recording

This is a case study presented by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology in which an older man suffering from chronic bronchitis and macrocytic anemia also developed persistent flu symptoms. Visitors view the microscopic and gross descriptions, including images, and have the opportunity to diagnose the patient. This is an excellent resource ...

This is a case study presented by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology in which a 29-year-old woman with chronic myelogenous leukemia has been coughing up blood. Visitors are given both the microscopic and gross descriptions, including images, and are given the opportunity to diagnose the patient. This is an excellent resource for students ...

This is a clinical chemistry case study presented by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology in which a 57-year-old female has longstanding hypertension and peripheral vascular disease. Visitors are given catheterization procedure data and retroperitoneal ultrasound findings, including images, and are given the opportunity to diagnose the patient. This is an ...

Johne's disease (paratuberculosis) was diagnosed as the cause of chronic weight loss and intermittent diarrhea in a five year old Saanen doe. Confirmatory necropsy findings included granulomatous enteritis, lymphadenitis, lymphangitis and the demonstration of abundant acid fast organisms within macrophages in impression smears of intestinal mucosa. Some of ...

...suffered from a chronic dust disease of the lung which: (a) When diagnosed by chest...Pneumoconioses of the Union Internationale Contra Cancer/Cincinnati (1968) (which may be referred...autopsy, yields massive lesions in the lung; or (c) When diagnosed by...