Search results for diagnostic symptom:
What is the etiology of cardiac syndrome X?
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Non-cardiac chest pain remains a widespread symptom especially in western countries with a significant economic burden. Patients with chest pain and abnormal electrocardiographic (ECG) but normal coronary angiogram (i.e. ...
Unusual ultrasonic vocalization patterns in mice may be useful for modeling autism
Biology /
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Scientists have found novel patterns of ultrasonic vocalizations in a genetic mouse model of autism, adding a unique element to the available mouse behaviors that capture components of the human disease, and representing ...
Diagnostic errors: The new focus of patient safety experts
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Johns Hopkins patient safety experts say it's high time for diagnostic errors to get the same attention from medical institutions and caregivers as drug-prescribing errors, wrong-site surgeries and hospital-acquired infections. ...
A simpler definition for major depressive disorder
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital's department of psychiatry propose that the definition for major depressive disorder (MDD) should be shortened to include only the mood and cognitive symptoms that have been part of ...
NO help: Nitric oxide monitoring does not help most children with asthma
Jan 07, 2009 |
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The level of nitric oxide (NO) in an asthmatic's exhaled breath can portend worsening asthma symptoms, and may even signify an imminent attack linked to underlying airway inflammation. This has made the monitoring of NO levels, ...
Greater use of in-patient diagnostic imaging improves patient outcomes without significantly impacting costs
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Hospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study of more than 1 million patient outcomes ...
Diagnoses of fatigue in primary care patients
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Patients who visit their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses yet the prevalence of serious illness was low, according to a Dutch study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Computerized order entry/decision support systems: Effective solution to managing imaging utilization
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to managing imaging utilization, ...
Patients with lower urinary tract symptoms more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Researchers have determined that individuals with mild to severe symptoms of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome (MetS), a collection of cardiovascular risk factors thought ...
Adolescents with chronic insomnia report 'twofold to fivefold' increase in personal problems
Mar 21, 2008 |
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Documenting a “twofold to fivefold” increase in personal problems among adolescents with persistent sleeplessness, public health researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say they have completed ...
Research findings key for understanding, interpreting genetic testing for long QT syndrome
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Results of a long QT syndrome (LQTS) study published in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, ...
Meckel's diverticulum masked by intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. It is usually asymptomatic but approximately 4% are symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, ...
GPs' gut feelings defined
Sep 17, 2009 |
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'Gut feelings' experienced by GPs play a substantial role in their diagnostic reasoning process, but always in combination with analytical reasoning. Gut feelings can be separated into the sense of alarm and the sense of ...
Spirit Mars Rover: No Wheel Stall in Diagnostic Drive
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On Sol 2095 (Tuesday, Nov. 24), Spirit performed a set of diagnostic actions related to a stall of the right-rear wheel on the previous drive, three days earlier.
National guideline released for the treatment of hoarseness
Sep 01, 2009 |
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will issue the first--and only--national clinical practice guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and manage patients with ...
