Sentences with phrase «patients with no symptoms»

Now, more than two - thirds of sexually active patients with no symptoms get screened each year.

For patients with symptoms of HIV infection, such as weight loss, fever and frequent opportunistic infections, the WHO advises that treatment start immediately, regardless of CD4 count.

Using a novel combination of technologies, including trio exome sequencing of patient / parental DNA and genetic studies in the tiny larvae of zebrafish, the EuroEPINOMICS RES consortium found that mutations in the gene CHD2 are responsible for a subset of epilepsy patients with symptoms similar to Dravet syndrome — a severe form of childhood epilepsy that is in many patients resistant to currently available anti-epileptic drugs.

Efforts to better understand patients with these symptoms have largely failed, says Aucott, because patients grouped under the umbrella term «chronic Lyme disease» could belong to one of various subgroups.

A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Technology assessment finds that, after viewing CT scan results, physicians in the emergency departments of four major academic medical centers made key changes in clinical decision - making for patients with symptoms frequently seen in emergency rooms.

Even though early detection of vision difficulties may lead to better quality of life, greater independence and a lower risk of falls in older adults, routine screening doesn't appear more effective than only testing patients with symptoms, the USPSTF reports in JAMA March 1.

«What is needed is a system where individual hospitals are able to triage a patient with symptoms and then transfer patients to a more appropriate level of care.»

Crucially, its performance is comparable to laboratory testing, meaning any patient with symptoms of Ebola can be safely and reliably diagnosed.

During subsequent outbreaks, however, «people had already developed some kinds of adaptations — they had developed quarantines, they had developed first aid to treat patients with the symptoms.»

Considering how prevalent foodborne illness is, many doctors are going to see patients with symptoms caused by foodborne pathogens.

Physicians should test patients with symptoms suggestive of group A streptococcal pharyngitis (for example, persistent fevers or other appropriate combination of symptoms) by rapid strep test and / or culture for group A Streptococcus.

(1, 3) Many patients with symptoms of IBS seek natural solutions, and there is evidence to suggest that natural treatment options may indeed be able to help.

Dr Reifsnyder agreed that Epstein - Barr is the main cause of her hypothyroidism and chronic fatigue and told us how he has treated hundreds of patients for this throughout his career and that they always have active Epstein - Barr infections but that most doctors don't know how to test and diagnose an active chronic Epstein - Barr infection, even before he could test for the virus he said that he discovered patients with these symptoms would respond to antiviral treatment, and that Tiffany would have to take antivirals daily for the next 2 - 4 years but that he was sure this would eventually clear up all of her issues, however recovery would be a slow process as her HPA axis recovered and got «back into sync».

For this reason, a gluten - free (essentially grain or wheat free) diet is one of the first things I suggest to my patients with symptoms of adrenal fatigue, particularly those with severe fatigue, and these patients often report feeling much better when they get the gluten out of their diets.

Also as in primary and central hypo - thyroidism, patients with symptoms and signs caused by thyroid hormone resistance can be effectively treated with thyroid hormone (albeit in higher than physiologic dosages, called «supraphysiologic» dosages).

In a controlled study of 60 patients with symptoms of depression, 1 gram of daily curcumin supplementation led to positive improvements in mood.

It reportedly analysed 100 dermodicidosis patients with symptoms similar to acne and treated all of them with mite - killing essential oils.

Not all patients with these symptoms have been subject to nursing home abuse but any sign should be cause for further investigation.

For example, it is standard of care to order a chest x-ray for a patient with symptoms pointing to lung cancer.

Not exact matches

Finally, in our study of symptoms, we found patients with higher unconventional natural gas development activity had higher odds of nasal and sinus, migraine headache and fatigue symptoms compared to those with lower activity.

While some psychotic symptoms can be reasonably well treated with medication, patients often still have debilitating problems with memory and cognitive function, meaning they struggle to get back to work or stay in education.

Flu season may peak this week, with patients exhibiting flu - like symptoms making up more than 6 % of all visits to the doctor, according to the CDC's most recent weekly FluView report.

But even with the best medicine and CBT from an expert psychiatrist, Simpson said, she can only expect to reduce symptoms in most patients.

Zocdoc recently added a feature that lets patients type in their symptoms using natural language and then matches them with an appropriate provider, such as a doctor, dentist, nurse practitioner, or physical therapist.

Of those, eight people from five families — including two children — would be diagnosed with symptoms that were milder than those of almost all the American patients: nosebleeds, dizziness, headaches and insomnia.

The action is a direct result of its late November announcement that patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease who took solanezumab as part of its EXPEDITION3 trial showed no significant improvements in symptoms compared to placebo.

Presentations will highlight the short and long - term effects of Ingrezza on tardive dyskinesia symptoms by body region, long term safety and efficacy data from the KINECT 4 phase 3 open label study and also from RE-KINECT (real - world screening study of patients with possible TD).

In research in patients with cancer, with a focus on psycho - emotional symptoms, and with some attempt at measuring spirituality, patients respond to the diagnosis and management of cancer more as whole persons, and they rely on faith, reason, and emotion.

He observed that patients with a wide variety of illnesses when admitted to the hospital, seemed to share many symptoms, including fatigue, loss of weight, and aches and pains in their joints.

They are symptomatic of something much more serious and those who think that by dealing with symptoms they have cured a disease are only deluding themselves and harming the patient.

In the wonderful explorations by Binet, Janet, Breuer, Freud, Mason, Prince, and others, of the subliminal consciousness of patients with hysteria, we have revealed to us whole systems of underground life, in the shape of memories of a painful sort which lead a parasitic existence, buried outside of the primary field of consciousness, and making irruptions thereinto with hallucinations, pains, convulsions, paralyses of feeling and of motion, and the whole procession of symptoms of hysteric disease of body and of mind.

Intrepid readers of SHS will recall that I wrote about a study — based on interviews with family members — showing that some patients received lethal prescriptions before experiencing serious symptoms — out of worry about future potential pain or loss of dignity.

They saw the treatment process as the opportunity to provide patients with a «community of concern,» a microcosm of healing forces which would offer the patient regular opportunities for facing those issues of human existence which lie below his alcoholic symptoms.

Numerous patients in my practice with gastrointestinal disorders who were prescribed a gluten - free diet are complaining that the dietary change has made an insignificant difference in their symptoms.

A PubMed abstract mentions a celiac patient with an extensive history of recurrent pulmonary infections experienced improved symptoms when going on a gluten free diet.

Good compliance with gluten free diet, resolution of symptoms and improvement in laboratory indices can be achieved in over 90 % of patients.

I have seen the low FODMAP diet help patients with IBS issues tremendously and wanted to provide this group struggling with IBS symptoms with low FODMAP options because quality low FODMAP foods can be hard to find.

Patients with coeliac disease who have ongoing GI symptoms despite following a strict gluten free diet

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who have ongoing GI symptoms despite IBD being in remission (quiescent disease)

«As health care providers dealing with concussions, we need to be aware that many concussed patients may be bullied or shamed on social media by friends or teammates who may not believe that they are experiencing concussion symptoms, or that those symptoms are lingering,» notes Mark Halstead, M.D., a sports medicine physician and Director of the Washington University Sports Concussion Clinic & Young Athlete Center.

It is «very concerning,» she said, «when my patients share their story and fears that they will not recover, and are being told by physicians and other health care providers that they trust that they will likely not get better and that living with lingering symptoms was likely to be their «new normal.»

Every clinician who routinely treat athletes with post-concussion syndrome (i.e. patients whose symptoms after suffering a sports - related concussion persist for months or years), with whom I spoke for this article expressed variations of the same concern: that their patients, hearing media reports about athletes suffering symptoms associated with CTE (such as depression), were losing hope of a full recovery, to the point of considering suicide.

Many patients who are diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury have diminished brain function, headaches and other symptoms that last for weeks or even months.

«I typically encourage exercise in my patients with asthma as long as they can tolerate it and have their symptoms under good control.»

Educate parents and caregivers of a patient treated with nonoperative reduction with regard to the risks and signs and symptoms of recurrence so that the initiation of care is not delayed.

Medication — Patients may be prescribed a range of medications to help them deal with symptoms caused by their brain injury.

-- Patients may be prescribed a range of medications to help them deal with symptoms caused by their brain injury.

Doctors are also becoming aware of patients coming in with similar symptoms such as headaches, ringing in the ears, tingling, numbness, difficulty learning and memory loss and attributing them to digital devices.

Patients can be asked to come back within three or five days if their symptoms persist or they can be issued with date - delayed prescriptions.

At discharge the patient can be well, have full mental capacity, with greatly reduced psychotic symptoms, or even none at all.