American Thoracic Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Treatment International Consensus Statement A
... While it is essential to make an accurate diagnosis for appropriate therapeutic interventions, the physician must realize that the key diagnostic procedure in the evaluation of ILD is a thorough clinical assessment. The patient’s age at the time of presentation may provide useful clues-for example, ...
... While it is essential to make an accurate diagnosis for appropriate therapeutic interventions, the physician must realize that the key diagnostic procedure in the evaluation of ILD is a thorough clinical assessment. The patient’s age at the time of presentation may provide useful clues-for example, ...
Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndromes
... alveolar hemorrhage, this review will be restricted to those entities, with as well as without capillary inflammation, in which the alveolar epithelium or capillary endothelium is directly involved. Because the differential diagnosis of alveolar hemorrhage is broad (Table 1), only the more common of ...
... alveolar hemorrhage, this review will be restricted to those entities, with as well as without capillary inflammation, in which the alveolar epithelium or capillary endothelium is directly involved. Because the differential diagnosis of alveolar hemorrhage is broad (Table 1), only the more common of ...
Common Gut Problems
... lining of the small intestine and/or colon to release histamine and other chemicals. These chemicals trigger an inflammatory response inside the GIT, attracting immune cells from the bloodstream into the area and the body is ready for trauma. But when this inflammatory response gets out of contr ...
... lining of the small intestine and/or colon to release histamine and other chemicals. These chemicals trigger an inflammatory response inside the GIT, attracting immune cells from the bloodstream into the area and the body is ready for trauma. But when this inflammatory response gets out of contr ...
Updated Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension
... single-center, case-control study demonstrating an association or a multiple-case series. “Possible” is defined as drugs with similar mechanisms of action as those in the “definite” or “likely” categories but which have not yet been studied (e.g., drugs used to treat attention-deficit disorder). Las ...
... single-center, case-control study demonstrating an association or a multiple-case series. “Possible” is defined as drugs with similar mechanisms of action as those in the “definite” or “likely” categories but which have not yet been studied (e.g., drugs used to treat attention-deficit disorder). Las ...
national action plan on antimicrobial resistance (amr) (2016
... The challenges of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including resistance to natural and synthetic antibiotics, have a long history that dates back to the development of penicillin. In Alexander Fleming’s speech accepting the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of penicillin in ...
... The challenges of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including resistance to natural and synthetic antibiotics, have a long history that dates back to the development of penicillin. In Alexander Fleming’s speech accepting the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of penicillin in ...
Association Between Vaccine Refusal and Vaccine
... pertussis incidence (after January 1, 1977), and for studies that assessed disease risk in the context of vaccine delay or exemption. FINDINGS We identified 18 published measles studies (9 annual summaries and 9 outbreak reports), which described 1416 measles cases (individual age range, 2 weeks-84 ...
... pertussis incidence (after January 1, 1977), and for studies that assessed disease risk in the context of vaccine delay or exemption. FINDINGS We identified 18 published measles studies (9 annual summaries and 9 outbreak reports), which described 1416 measles cases (individual age range, 2 weeks-84 ...
The Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
... mong all chronic diseases of the lungs, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has the highest mortality worldwide (1) and also accounts for the greatest number of years lived with disability (2). In the official German cause-of-death statistics, COPD (ICD-10 code J44.-) took 9th place in 1998 ...
... mong all chronic diseases of the lungs, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has the highest mortality worldwide (1) and also accounts for the greatest number of years lived with disability (2). In the official German cause-of-death statistics, COPD (ICD-10 code J44.-) took 9th place in 1998 ...
lAEMSC Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed or
... Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus On August 1, 2014, CDC released guidance titled,”Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in U.S. Hospitals.” Ebola viruses are transmit ...
... Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus On August 1, 2014, CDC released guidance titled,”Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in U.S. Hospitals.” Ebola viruses are transmit ...
... a covenant of trust to assume that a person with tuberculosis just isn’t going to go into a situation where they would transmit disease to someone else.”30 The CDC asserts that in the vast majority of situations when a patient is diagnosed with an infectious disease and told not to travel, the patie ...
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of
... Stage IV: very severe COPD: Characterized by severe airflow limitation (FEV1/FVC , 0.70, FEV1 , 30% predicted or FEV1 , 50% predicted plus the presence of chronic respiratory failure). Respiratory failure is defined as an arterial partial pressure of O2 (PaO2) less than 8.0 kPa (60 mm Hg), with or w ...
... Stage IV: very severe COPD: Characterized by severe airflow limitation (FEV1/FVC , 0.70, FEV1 , 30% predicted or FEV1 , 50% predicted plus the presence of chronic respiratory failure). Respiratory failure is defined as an arterial partial pressure of O2 (PaO2) less than 8.0 kPa (60 mm Hg), with or w ...
Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle in South Africa: 1995
... The report draws heavily on the nationwide Demographic and Health Survey of 10 000 households to provide some of the best data on risks driving the increases in disease incidence available anywhere in the world. As Executive Director of the cluster responsible for chronic diseases at the World Healt ...
... The report draws heavily on the nationwide Demographic and Health Survey of 10 000 households to provide some of the best data on risks driving the increases in disease incidence available anywhere in the world. As Executive Director of the cluster responsible for chronic diseases at the World Healt ...
Rheumatoid arthritis-associated lung`disease
... Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disorder that most commonly affects the joints, causing progressive, symmetric, erosive destruction of cartilage and bone, which is usually associated with autoantibody production. Rheumatoid arthritis affects ∼1% of the population in developed countri ...
... Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disorder that most commonly affects the joints, causing progressive, symmetric, erosive destruction of cartilage and bone, which is usually associated with autoantibody production. Rheumatoid arthritis affects ∼1% of the population in developed countri ...
sterile procedures
... of sick to well persons. This is not to be confused with mortality, which is the death rate. h. Pathogen. A pathogen is a disease-producing organism. i. Phagocyte. A phagocyte is a form of leukocyte (white blood cell) that ingests microorganisms or other cells. ...
... of sick to well persons. This is not to be confused with mortality, which is the death rate. h. Pathogen. A pathogen is a disease-producing organism. i. Phagocyte. A phagocyte is a form of leukocyte (white blood cell) that ingests microorganisms or other cells. ...
Homeopathy: The Ultimate Fake
... (disease causing) agent as a first prescription in a 'stuck' case, when the beginning of disease coincides with a specific event such as vaccination; the use of a chemically related substance when a remedy fails yet seems well-indicated; and more recently, the use of substances based on their natura ...
... (disease causing) agent as a first prescription in a 'stuck' case, when the beginning of disease coincides with a specific event such as vaccination; the use of a chemically related substance when a remedy fails yet seems well-indicated; and more recently, the use of substances based on their natura ...
2 Clinical Assessment of a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease
... Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is usually a silent condition. Signs and symptoms, if present, are generally nonspecific (Box 2.1) and unlike several other chronic diseases (such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease), they did not reveal a clue for diagnosis or severity of the ...
... Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is usually a silent condition. Signs and symptoms, if present, are generally nonspecific (Box 2.1) and unlike several other chronic diseases (such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease), they did not reveal a clue for diagnosis or severity of the ...
Peer-reviewed Article PDF - e
... not be fully reviewed. Of the 20 patients, 45% (n=9) of the patients had involvement of the long bones, followed by pelvic bones and vertebrae. The age of the patients ranged between 4 months to 17 yrs. There was no gender predilection. About 55% (n=11) of the patients had fever at the onset of illn ...
... not be fully reviewed. Of the 20 patients, 45% (n=9) of the patients had involvement of the long bones, followed by pelvic bones and vertebrae. The age of the patients ranged between 4 months to 17 yrs. There was no gender predilection. About 55% (n=11) of the patients had fever at the onset of illn ...
Kidney News - October 2014 - American Society of Nephrology
... • Phoslyra is contraindicated in patients with hypercalcemia. • Patients should have serum calcium levels closely monitored and their dose of Phoslyra adjusted or terminated to bring levels to normal. No other calcium supplements should be given concurrently with Phoslyra. • Phoslyra may decrease th ...
... • Phoslyra is contraindicated in patients with hypercalcemia. • Patients should have serum calcium levels closely monitored and their dose of Phoslyra adjusted or terminated to bring levels to normal. No other calcium supplements should be given concurrently with Phoslyra. • Phoslyra may decrease th ...
Thyroiditis
... The clinical picture One of the main symptoms - pain in the thyroid gland, aggravated by swallowing, sometimes radiating to the ear. The increased share of the thyroid gland, but most of its limited area of tenderness. Lymph nodes were not enlarged. These symptoms are often accompanied by fever up ...
... The clinical picture One of the main symptoms - pain in the thyroid gland, aggravated by swallowing, sometimes radiating to the ear. The increased share of the thyroid gland, but most of its limited area of tenderness. Lymph nodes were not enlarged. These symptoms are often accompanied by fever up ...
Document
... Hypothyroidism can result from postpartum thyroiditis, a condition that affects about 5% of all women within a year after giving birth. The first phase is typically hyperthyroidism. Then, the thyroid either returns to normal or a woman develops hypothyroidism. Of those women who experience hypothyro ...
... Hypothyroidism can result from postpartum thyroiditis, a condition that affects about 5% of all women within a year after giving birth. The first phase is typically hyperthyroidism. Then, the thyroid either returns to normal or a woman develops hypothyroidism. Of those women who experience hypothyro ...
- ATS Journals
... there were approximately 50 NTM species that had been identified. Currently, more than 125 NTM species have been cataloged (4, 5). A list of NTM species identified since 1990 is provided in the online supplement. A comprehensive list of all validated NTM species can be found online at www.bacterio.cic ...
... there were approximately 50 NTM species that had been identified. Currently, more than 125 NTM species have been cataloged (4, 5). A list of NTM species identified since 1990 is provided in the online supplement. A comprehensive list of all validated NTM species can be found online at www.bacterio.cic ...
Training
... ξ Oksi J, Kalimo H, Marttila RJ, Marjamaki M, Sonninen P, Nikoskelainen J, Viljanen MK. Inflammatory brain changes in Lyme borreliosis. A report on three patients and review of literature. Brain 1996 Dec; 119 ( Pt 6): 2143-54. ξ Kaiser R, Rasiah C, Gassmann G, Vogt A, Lücking CH. Intrathecal antibod ...
... ξ Oksi J, Kalimo H, Marttila RJ, Marjamaki M, Sonninen P, Nikoskelainen J, Viljanen MK. Inflammatory brain changes in Lyme borreliosis. A report on three patients and review of literature. Brain 1996 Dec; 119 ( Pt 6): 2143-54. ξ Kaiser R, Rasiah C, Gassmann G, Vogt A, Lücking CH. Intrathecal antibod ...
An Official ATS/IDSA Statement
... there were approximately 50 NTM species that had been identified. Currently, more than 125 NTM species have been cataloged (4, 5). A list of NTM species identified since 1990 is provided in the online supplement. A comprehensive list of all validated NTM species can be found online at www.bacterio.cic ...
... there were approximately 50 NTM species that had been identified. Currently, more than 125 NTM species have been cataloged (4, 5). A list of NTM species identified since 1990 is provided in the online supplement. A comprehensive list of all validated NTM species can be found online at www.bacterio.cic ...
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
... difficult to produce a good doctor - the clinician. ...
... difficult to produce a good doctor - the clinician. ...
Disease
A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The causal study of disease is called pathology. Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by factors originally from an external source, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, ""disease"" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Diseases usually affect people not only physically, but also emotionally, as contracting and living with a disease can alter one's perspective on life, and one's personality.Death due to disease is called death by natural causes. There are four main types of disease: pathogenic disease, deficiency disease, hereditary disease, and physiological disease. Diseases can also be classified as communicable and non-communicable. The deadliest disease in humans is ischemic heart disease (blood flow obstruction), followed by cerebrovascular disease and lower respiratory infections respectively.