Sentences with phrase «help direct treatment»

While ultrasound will not always give you an exact diagnosis (a biopsy may be needed for this), it will provide a great deal of information and can help direct treatment, provide a prognosis (an idea of what to expect in the future) and other options to obtain a specific diagnosis.

«Work from her laboratory has helped direct treatment choices for mares with placentitis by providing information about efficacy of commonly used antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory treatments,» the AAEP reported.

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Ultimately, this could help direct scientists and clinicians toward prevention and treatment options that make the most sense for social pain.

«It would help spare patients with indolent disease from unnecessary treatments and their side effects and aid in the diagnosis and directing patients with aggressive disease to the appropriate treatment.»

These sessions, in which physicians present case details, don't afford direct patient contact, but they offer Ph.D. students a chance to find holes in diagnosis and treatment that their research might help fill.

Today he directs the Innovations in International Health program at MIT, and his inventions (including an inhalable measles vaccine and a system that monitors tuberculosis treatment) are helping to improve medical access in the developing world.

The findings could help direct more successful clinical testing of new drug treatments, which have traditionally had disappointing results.

«More studies are needed to uncover the exact mechanisms involved, but we predict that direct treatment with D4A could prolong survival in some patients with metastatic prostate cancer,» said Dr. Sharifi, «Further studies will also help us develop a potential biomarker profile to predict which patients will respond to D4 — abiraterone.»

«It also suggests we could develop ways to help patients who don't initially respond to immune - mediated treatment, such as direct injection of their own CD103 + dendritic cells.

Identifying a genetic alteration seen in 50 percent of all prostate cancers, which is now helping oncologists direct treatment

«The folks here at the center do outstanding work and these federal funds will help them upgrade their biomedical infrastructure and continue cutting - edge research that is unlocking cures and improving treatment options,» said Reed, who as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has helped direct more than $ 47 million in fiscal year 2015 NIH funding to Rhode Island.

Therefore, the identification of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuron - astrocyte communication will help to a better understanding of the mechanisms of brain phsyiology as well as to appropriately identify cellular targets to direct therapeutic approaches for the future treatment of several brain diseases.

Through whole genome sequencing, we can provide answers and help direct better treatments for those families, as well as broadening our knowledge and understanding of rare disease.

He has also observed through direct family experience how effectively Naturopathic treatments can help alleviate many of the side effects seen with conventional Parkinson's treatments.

The title story, «The Lives of Rocks», in which a geologist, living in the forest and weakened by cancer treatments, comes to rely on the help and company of two children from a rigidly fundamentalist family who are happy to help until she teaches them that the earth is millions of years old; and «Fiber» in which a logger muses on his job in the Yaak Valley before turning on the reader with a direct plea to help protect the area - in a few swift words changing the reader from casual observer to participant.

Anti inflammatory medications may help as well as joint supplements, but if we know what the specific cause is treatment can be more direct.

This was to determine the extent of the damage and to help direct further treatment of Henry's condition.

Read about the use of cobalamin - specific proteins as potential biomarkers to help diagnose, stage and monitor treatment response which may be used to direct NO - Cbl therapy.

These essential elements, combined with innovative treatments designed to inspire and rejuvenate, will help you along a self - directed path as you «Find Your Energy».

Rema Hort Mann Foundation was founded in 1995 to carry forward the passion and strength of Rema Hort Mann by providing direct support both to emerging artists at a critical juncture in their careers as well as to cancer patients needing help during treatment to connect to family and loved ones.

• help You in the event of lost luggage, travel documents or credit cards by putting You in touch with the nearest embassy or other authorities • when medical care is needed, direct You to suitable medical facilities, monitor Your condition and treatment as well as keeping Your family and friends at home informed • authorise and guarantee payment of hospital and medical costs • decide if and when evacuation or repatriation is required and coordinate all facets • provide help to re-schedule travel plans when Your Trip is interrupted by an emergency

Prepares patients for the health care visit by directing and / or accompanying them to the examining room; providing examination gowns and drapes; helping them to position themselves for the examination and / or treatment; arranging examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment.

Clinical Medical Assistants get patients settled in the examination rooms, keep the treatment and examination rooms neat and functional, help with collecting blood and other specimens from patients, and perform other important tasks as directed by licensed medical professionals.

Conclusion Thus therapeutic interactions must be directed toward helping a youngster achieve his or her developmental goals and acquire the social competencies necessary to achieve individual treatment goals.

As part of his 10 years in pastoral work he frequently helped people with addiction problems and subsequently founded an alcohol and drug treatment center, which he directed for eight years.

Treatment is directed towards helping the mixed orientation partners both understand what has happened, deal with the overwhelming emotions, and help them to decide what their course of action will be.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, I am equally adept at solution - focused short - term therapy, or traditional longer - term treatment, depending on what is more apporopriate to help you get unstuck and direct your life to a more satisfying place.I am also trained in Brainspotting.

Theoretically, most people can acknowledge when certain of their behaviors and tendencies are not helpful, but this experiential method highlights these blocked areas, while therapists provide direct feedback, free from sugar - coating, to help highlight what the person receiving treatment might be doing to block themselves from reaching their goals.