Sentences with phrase «disease as a test case»

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A coalition including cooling industry representatives and environmental activist Erin Brockovich called on the state to enforce federal water regulations, regularly test the water supply and improve New York's water infrastructure, as data show the state has the highest number of Legionnaire's disease cases in the nation.

A subset of these tests, called «nutragenic» DNA tests, claim to provide consumers with information about diseases for which they're supposedly at risk as well as, in some cases, dietary advice — such as pills sold by the company — that may counter the hazard.

One way to find out was not to treat those who tested positive for the venereal disease and simply monitor their cases as they developed.

In order for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to recognize a Lyme case for surveillance purposes, there must be «objective» findings, such as positive blood tests, Bell's palsy or joint swelling (even though Lyme blood tests are unreliable and the CDC's accepted «objective» indicators are not common).

Part 1 will focus on the diagnosis, the ANA test, conventional drug treatments, stress and toxic exposure as being some prime causes, rheumatoid arthritis case study, three examples of auto - immune disease and toxic exposure from my clinic.

If an allergy test has successfully identified the offending allergen, then it is possible to use a «hyposensitisation vaccine» as a therapy — these rarely resolve the disease but in some cases reduce the need for drug therapy.

There is support for you especially from your «HEALTH COMMITTEE» We are increasingly aware as the number of tested dogs reaches 1000 that sadly very few of our breeding lines in the UK are safe from the predisposition to this disease even though still the number of Glaucoma cases are few.

This is certainly the case for well - understood diseases such as psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) and psittacosis, where breeder birds can be tested and removed from the flock and incoming birds can be tested and quarantined.

Any dog that is manifesting possible symptoms of leptospirosis should be handled as a positive case until the disease is ruled out with laboratory testing.

In many cases of AS / SAS, owners see no initial signs or symptoms that the disease is present in their puppy; but the tests your veterinarian will run to detect it will be the same as those I mentioned for PDAS / SAS, owners see no initial signs or symptoms that the disease is present in their puppy; but the tests your veterinarian will run to detect it will be the same as those I mentioned for PDas those I mentioned for PDA.

When a diagnosis was listed in the record as «suspected» based on clinical signs, but the diagnostic tests were inconclusive, the case was excluded from the analysis for that specific disease, but included for other diseases.

Graduate Practical Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Accumulate 678 clinical hours in medical / surgical, cardio vascular, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, pediatric oncology, and outpatient care at the Veteran's Administration Obtain and maintain federal clearance to work with VA staff and patients Assist more than 200 RN's, Charge RN's, CNA's, and physicians Perform intake, preoperative clearance, history and physical, EKGs, lab tests, discharge, and follow - up Assess, diagnose, and treat sprains, strains, lacerations, and other physical injuries Responsible for IV line insertion, blood product administration, and medication Determine severity of patient condition and promptly refer to specialists when appropriate Develop and administer disease management plan ensuring high quality, comprehensive care Provide acute episodic and chronic care to adult and pediatric populations Facilitate case management, consultation, and interdisciplinary patient care Educate patients in healthy diets, exercise, smoking cessation, and overall positive lifestyles Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure, emergency care situations Perform administrative functions including phones, data entry, and other tasks as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner