Development of the Field of Biomedical Ontology
... and other databases to terms in the GO ontologies provide the basis for capturing biological theories in computable form in contrast to terminologies and thesauri – which focus on socially diverse uses of language – the GO method focuses on commonly shared results of basic biological science ...
... and other databases to terms in the GO ontologies provide the basis for capturing biological theories in computable form in contrast to terminologies and thesauri – which focus on socially diverse uses of language – the GO method focuses on commonly shared results of basic biological science ...
DSRIP Domain 2-4 Projects for FQHCs
... hypertension, heart disease/ BH/substance abuse diabetes, pregnancy; new asthma (children and CHF, and/or conditions that with chronic health hypertension, heart mothers at risk for adults) risk heart health conditions disease/ CHF, COPD post-partum depression ...
... hypertension, heart disease/ BH/substance abuse diabetes, pregnancy; new asthma (children and CHF, and/or conditions that with chronic health hypertension, heart mothers at risk for adults) risk heart health conditions disease/ CHF, COPD post-partum depression ...
... 26–45 yrs was moderate and no longer statistically significant after adjustment. Similarly, the risk of tuberculosis was not associated with the year of registration after adjustment. As expected, duration of follow-up was an important confounding variable associated with an increased risk of diseas ...
Infection from Invasive procedures
... Neonatal babies in NICU departments are at high risk of infection, as those neonates came from sterile environment with low immunity to any pathogens. ...
... Neonatal babies in NICU departments are at high risk of infection, as those neonates came from sterile environment with low immunity to any pathogens. ...
1 measuring diagnostic and predictive accuracy in disease
... used in claims data may be incorrect or nonspecific, which may lead to a number of inaccurate classifications. ROC analysis can be used in this situation to examine the efficacy of the model using the different decision thresholds. For example, asthmatics ma ...
... used in claims data may be incorrect or nonspecific, which may lead to a number of inaccurate classifications. ROC analysis can be used in this situation to examine the efficacy of the model using the different decision thresholds. For example, asthmatics ma ...
1 FINAL APIC - HICPAC Surveillance Definitions for Home
... data (number of infections) may detect problems within an agency, but infection rates should be calculated to monitor meaningful trends. Denominators (population at risk) will also vary based on accessibility of information within each agency and may require novel approaches to capture reliable data ...
... data (number of infections) may detect problems within an agency, but infection rates should be calculated to monitor meaningful trends. Denominators (population at risk) will also vary based on accessibility of information within each agency and may require novel approaches to capture reliable data ...
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... Asphyxiations/strangulations, suffocations .................. Electrocutions, electric shocks ..................................... Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk ........................................................................... Other poisonings and toxic effect ...
... Asphyxiations/strangulations, suffocations .................. Electrocutions, electric shocks ..................................... Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk ........................................................................... Other poisonings and toxic effect ...
Guidelines on chronic kidney disease
... with CKD who could benefit from interventions readily available in primary care.23 However, poor physician awareness of CKD and its association with excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remains a significant problem.24 The very low rate of recording of CKD in patients found to have CKD indi ...
... with CKD who could benefit from interventions readily available in primary care.23 However, poor physician awareness of CKD and its association with excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remains a significant problem.24 The very low rate of recording of CKD in patients found to have CKD indi ...
Recommend combo rx for HSCT pts with RF for progression to LRTI
... Fevers resolved but continued cough and SOB O2 requirement increased to 60% FM ...
... Fevers resolved but continued cough and SOB O2 requirement increased to 60% FM ...
Alzheimer`s Disease and the Conflict between Ethics, Morality and
... norms has been one of academic philosophy’s classical issues from the beginning. In the Apology and Phaedo, Plato relates the story of Socrates’s death. Socrates is the wisest, most virtuous and most fair of all humans Plato had ever met and yet he represents, for the polis’s democratic government, ...
... norms has been one of academic philosophy’s classical issues from the beginning. In the Apology and Phaedo, Plato relates the story of Socrates’s death. Socrates is the wisest, most virtuous and most fair of all humans Plato had ever met and yet he represents, for the polis’s democratic government, ...
Kidney Disease - Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
... 85% of patients with Stage 3 CKD have hypertension (USDRDS, 2013) Among those 65 and older, CKD is 3‐7 times more likely in those who have hypertension (USDRDS, 2013) Cardiovascular disease Approximately 70% of CKD patients over 66 also have a form cardiovascular disease (USRDS, 2014) ...
... 85% of patients with Stage 3 CKD have hypertension (USDRDS, 2013) Among those 65 and older, CKD is 3‐7 times more likely in those who have hypertension (USDRDS, 2013) Cardiovascular disease Approximately 70% of CKD patients over 66 also have a form cardiovascular disease (USRDS, 2014) ...
What is it? What causes it? Who gets it? What are the symptoms
... Varicella-zoster virus spreads through the air from the skin rash or throat of the ill person. Once the virus is breathed in, illness begins about 2 weeks later. 90% of patients having this highly contagious disease are under 10 years of age with most between 5 - 9 years of age. Over 90% of family m ...
... Varicella-zoster virus spreads through the air from the skin rash or throat of the ill person. Once the virus is breathed in, illness begins about 2 weeks later. 90% of patients having this highly contagious disease are under 10 years of age with most between 5 - 9 years of age. Over 90% of family m ...
Vector-borne human infections of Europe - WHO/Europe
... (2002) observed that in Europe, some species of seropositive birds were nonmigrators, while others were hatchlings of migrating species. Persistently infected avian reservoirs are potential sources of viruses for mosquitoes that multiply in the temperate European zone in hot, wet summers. The unusua ...
... (2002) observed that in Europe, some species of seropositive birds were nonmigrators, while others were hatchlings of migrating species. Persistently infected avian reservoirs are potential sources of viruses for mosquitoes that multiply in the temperate European zone in hot, wet summers. The unusua ...
Annual Screening and Evaluation of Chronic Conditions
... Annual Screening and Evaluation of Chronic Conditions: ICD-9-CM Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders Annual reporting of a patient’s body-mass index (BMI) is a HEDIS/Five-Star requirement. Although patients with a BMI less than 19 can be diagnosed with protein-calorie malnutrition, the elderly are at ...
... Annual Screening and Evaluation of Chronic Conditions: ICD-9-CM Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders Annual reporting of a patient’s body-mass index (BMI) is a HEDIS/Five-Star requirement. Although patients with a BMI less than 19 can be diagnosed with protein-calorie malnutrition, the elderly are at ...
Paper - Michigan State University
... remains an influential factor in Alzheimer’s and scientists hope to design trials among Alzheimer’s patients at earlier stages in the disease. Many different types of research are being performed with the hope that it will lead to an important discovery about Alzheimer’s disease. Simply finding a w ...
... remains an influential factor in Alzheimer’s and scientists hope to design trials among Alzheimer’s patients at earlier stages in the disease. Many different types of research are being performed with the hope that it will lead to an important discovery about Alzheimer’s disease. Simply finding a w ...
An Introduction to Thromboembolic Disease
... thrombosis) or venous circulation (venous thrombosis). Arterial thrombi usually develop in arteries diseased by the process of atherosclerosis. The factors that lead to venous thrombosis are less well understood, but inactivity and small injuries to the veins may play a role.3 Blood clots that form ...
... thrombosis) or venous circulation (venous thrombosis). Arterial thrombi usually develop in arteries diseased by the process of atherosclerosis. The factors that lead to venous thrombosis are less well understood, but inactivity and small injuries to the veins may play a role.3 Blood clots that form ...
animal health - Fødevarestyrelsen
... that usually cause insignificant clinical symptoms, or at determining the occurrence, prevalence or distribution of diseases or infections. The surveillance method used depends on the disease and the purpose of the programme, and usually a combination of different surveillance methods is applied. Se ...
... that usually cause insignificant clinical symptoms, or at determining the occurrence, prevalence or distribution of diseases or infections. The surveillance method used depends on the disease and the purpose of the programme, and usually a combination of different surveillance methods is applied. Se ...
Act relating to control of communicable diseases
... Laboratories and institutions may also carry out methodological testing using available sample material as specified in the first paragraph without the consent of those who have given the samples if the purpose of the testing is to develop new methods or improve existing methods for the identificati ...
... Laboratories and institutions may also carry out methodological testing using available sample material as specified in the first paragraph without the consent of those who have given the samples if the purpose of the testing is to develop new methods or improve existing methods for the identificati ...
Treatment for Lyme and other Tick-borne Diseases at
... a rash following a tick bite, many persons with this disorder never saw nor felt a tick bite nor had a rash, and Lyme may not be considered as a cause of their symptoms for months or years. However, they or other family members can in fact have bona fide Lyme, despite never having seen a tick nor a ...
... a rash following a tick bite, many persons with this disorder never saw nor felt a tick bite nor had a rash, and Lyme may not be considered as a cause of their symptoms for months or years. However, they or other family members can in fact have bona fide Lyme, despite never having seen a tick nor a ...
“What empiric antifungal antibiotic would you use for meningitis?”
... CMV infections typically occur within first 120 days post transplant ...
... CMV infections typically occur within first 120 days post transplant ...
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Occupational Post
... Complete “Blood Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Notification Form” [In packet & available at Employee Health]. - Off-site – Complete form and fax to Employee Health/Student Health. - On-campus – Report to Employee Health/Student Health (form will be completed ...
... Complete “Blood Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Notification Form” [In packet & available at Employee Health]. - Off-site – Complete form and fax to Employee Health/Student Health. - On-campus – Report to Employee Health/Student Health (form will be completed ...
Designing Better Allocation Policies for Influenza Vaccine Mustafa Demirbilek
... Influenza has been one of the most infectious diseases for roughly 2400 years. The most effective way to prevent influenza outbreaks and eliminate their seasonal effects is vaccination. The distribution of influenza vaccine to various groups in the population becomes an important decision determinin ...
... Influenza has been one of the most infectious diseases for roughly 2400 years. The most effective way to prevent influenza outbreaks and eliminate their seasonal effects is vaccination. The distribution of influenza vaccine to various groups in the population becomes an important decision determinin ...
Meningitis Outbreak - Concordia University, Nebraska
... action is needed in preventing more individuals from becoming ill and causing a meningitis outbreak. BACTERIAL MENINGITIS Meningitis is a medical term that indicates swelling around the meninges, which are thin, protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by a virus, bacteria ...
... action is needed in preventing more individuals from becoming ill and causing a meningitis outbreak. BACTERIAL MENINGITIS Meningitis is a medical term that indicates swelling around the meninges, which are thin, protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by a virus, bacteria ...
A Guide to HIV/HCV Coinfection
... approximately 1.2 million people in the U.S. are infected with HIV and 3.5 million are infected with hepatitis C. It is estimated that as many as 30% of people with HIV may also be coinfected with hepatitis C. Recent studies show that combination drug regimens can successfully treat hepatitis C in m ...
... approximately 1.2 million people in the U.S. are infected with HIV and 3.5 million are infected with hepatitis C. It is estimated that as many as 30% of people with HIV may also be coinfected with hepatitis C. Recent studies show that combination drug regimens can successfully treat hepatitis C in m ...