Sentences with phrase «used as a diagnosis»

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Patel's guidance indicates that any mobile technologies which are intended for use in the diagnosis of a medical condition, or in the cure, mitigation or treatment of one will be regulated as medical devices.

As there should be; just like monetary policy, or to use something more practical, going to the doctor, I want an expert making the diagnosis.

As an expert on various religious cultures, and with a knowledge of the role of religion in personality structure and function, the specialist is in a position to offer relevant insight for psychodynamic diagnosis, for evaluation of the manner in which religious issues should be dealt with in treatment, and the means by which religious resources may be used in rehabilitation.

Having stated his thesis that one must begin with Whitehead's diagnosis, Rorty quotes him as follows: «The difficulties of all schools of modern philosophy lie in the fact that having accepted the subjectivist principle, they continue to use philosophical categories derived from another point of view» (PR 253; WEP 134; italics mine).

If you are implying that abnormal impulse control or intentional non use of protection as symptomatic then that would only be one factor in the diagnosis.

About five percent are used for teaching purposes, another five percent for diagnosis of disease, twenty percent for production of biological substances («biologicals») and for toxicity testing, thirty percent in development of drugs and their testing, and forty percent for other research activities such as the present work in genetic engineering to increase the size of sheep and pigs.

You should not use this information as self - diagnosis or for treating a health problem or disease.

I didn't used to bake bread before my son's CD diagnosis so I have nothing to compare baking gf bread to, but what I have learned is to half the recipe the first time — it may not come out exactly as planned but at least I can tell if it is worthwhile before using up a lot of ingredients.

Indianapolis Colts» first year head coach Chuck Pagano has been a rallying point for the young team, as they use his Luekemia diagnosis as motivation to do their coach proud.

It should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

In the past, some physicians used irregular head shapes as diagnosis tool for torticollis.

In 1988, ACOG recommended that the term «fetal distress» be abandoned (Committee Opinion No. 197) and recently voiced its concern about the continued use of the term as an antepartum or intrapartum diagnosis.

A doula can remind you of the high false positive rate for EFM and remind you to ask your caregiver about options for verifying the diagnosis (such as using an internal monitor or stimulating the baby's scalp).

This is evidenced by the fact that insurance does not always recognize sensory processing treatment when used by itself, and SPD was denied addition to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as a formal diagnosis.

They have a hard time reconciling their own diagnosis to the actions of mothers they have seen on the news who've harmed their infants and used PPD as their defense.

ACOG's Committee on Obstetric Practice has also stated that the term birth asphyxia should no longer be used as it is too vague of a diagnosis for medical use.

To separate the effects of poor sleep from other factors that also contribute to a risk of preterm birth, the researchers used a case - control design: 2,265 women with a sleep disorder diagnosis during pregnancy were matched to controls who did not have such a diagnosis, but had identical maternal risk factors for preterm birth, such as a previous preterm birth, smoking during pregnancy, or hypertension.

To succeed as a clinician - researcher, a physician - scientist uses his or her mastery of both clinical practice and basic science research in parallel, often drawing on both skill sets to find advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human disease.

Professor Jianfeng Feng commented that new technology has made it possible to conduct this trail - blazing study: «human intelligence is a widely and hotly debated topic and only recently have advanced brain imaging techniques, such as those used in our current study, given us the opportunity to gain sufficient insights to resolve this and inform developments in artificial intelligence, as well as help establish the basis for understanding and diagnosis of debilitating human mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.»

Schizophrenia was the specific diagnosis most frequently mentioned as related to violence (17 percent) and the two most frequently mentioned risk factors for violence other than mental illness were drug use (five percent) and stressful life events (five percent).

Symptom checkers are part of a larger trend of both patients and practitioners using online platforms for a range of health care tasks, such as patient - doctor chat sessions and algorithmic tools used to aid the diagnosis and triage of patients, the researchers said.

That study used the Human Dx service as a neutral platform to compare the diagnostic accuracy of human physicians with third - party «symptom checker» Web sites and apps used by patients for self - diagnosis.

The diagnosis of NTM was established using ICD9 - CM disease codes, as well as the prescription of NTM related anti-bacterial medication.

As co-director of the institute and director of technology development, Mardis leads teams that are using genome science to transform the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

As ICREA Prof. at ICFO Valerio Pruneri comments «the device means a major step forward for light microscopy techniques, especially for microarray platforms since it could definitely be used as a point - of - care tool in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases such as Sepsis, a critical area where fast and accurate results can translate into life changing health outcomes for individualAs ICREA Prof. at ICFO Valerio Pruneri comments «the device means a major step forward for light microscopy techniques, especially for microarray platforms since it could definitely be used as a point - of - care tool in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases such as Sepsis, a critical area where fast and accurate results can translate into life changing health outcomes for individualas a point - of - care tool in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases such as Sepsis, a critical area where fast and accurate results can translate into life changing health outcomes for individualas Sepsis, a critical area where fast and accurate results can translate into life changing health outcomes for individuals.

«These factors increase the likelihood of adoption of the technique in developing countries where cost, complexity and lack of expertly trained technicians can often prohibit the use of a polarized microscopy technique or even traditional laboratory microscopy as the standard of diagnosis,» Coté says.

As the ACA was implemented in late 2013, the researchers used the first nine months of 2013 as a baseline and compared trends in cancer stage at diagnosis in this period to those in the last nine months of 201As the ACA was implemented in late 2013, the researchers used the first nine months of 2013 as a baseline and compared trends in cancer stage at diagnosis in this period to those in the last nine months of 201as a baseline and compared trends in cancer stage at diagnosis in this period to those in the last nine months of 2014.

This fact is used in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's,» explains Stefan Becker, a protein chemist and Max Planck researcher who works next door to Zweckstetter.

In a step toward better diagnosis and treatment of digestive conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, scientists report in ACS Biomaterials & Engineering that they have developed a first - of - its - kind collagen - based membrane for use in microchips.

Future research should focus on better methods of identifying patients less likely to benefit from CT scanning — such as the three - quarters of headache patients whose diagnoses did not change — without reducing CT use in patients who would benefit.

To determine whether this type of fMRI scan could eventually be used as a tool for early diagnosis, the researchers plan to expand their work to a sample of 150 older adults who will be followed over time.

As with the other self - diagnosis tools, home use of Ozcan's cell phone blood imager is a ways off, but it is already being looked at for pilot programs in remote locations where doctors and lab equipment are in short supply.

Kidney disease will be the main application of the research working in collaboration with the Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation (CKRI), but the team believes that Sodium MRI can also be used for more accurate diagnosis and monitoring of other diseases, and perhaps will give new insights into disease mechanisms as sodium management is important in the brain, lung, liver, and musculoskeletal system.

The test improves diagnosis time from as many as five days using current procedures, according to a recent study published Sept. 1 in the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation.

It could also be used in the diagnosis of other infectious diseases, as well as bringing genetic testing to the shop front, for example in a pharmacy or a GP surgery.»

Therefore, we are planning to use this platform for early diagnosis as well as recurrence diagnosis of diseases such as cancer.»

It also could be due to the increased use of computed tomography, which has resulted in an increased diagnosis of cervical spine fractures that may have been previously diagnosed as a sprain.

«The most likely reason for this transition is that the ICD - 10 will be used for all health conditions, so it seems reasonable to require ICD - 10 diagnosis for behavioral health as well,» said Hoffmann.

Though the study was a small one, confirmation of the concept that PET scanning could be used as an objective test for CFS / ME could lead to better diagnosis and ultimately to the development of new therapies to provide relief to the many people around the world afflicted by this condition.

In a session characterised by angry exchanges with their critics, Antinori and Zavos told the panel how they intend to avoid the health problems often seen in animal clones by using cutting edge technologies such as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis which detects genetic defects, and ultrasound which can be used to monitor the development of the fetus in the womb.

The two most essential components of the recommendation have remained unchanged since the 2009 report, including the use of a reliable, patient - reported screening test for depression, as well as the panel's belief that screening can lead to an accurate diagnosis and treatment in primary care, Davidson said.

If the findings hold up across different autoimmune diseases, it's possible that the characteristic patterns of Xist localization could be used as a disease biomarker, enabling earlier diagnoses and treatment.

Using fluorescent dye, researchers figured out how to turn cells into lasers — with applications for cell tagging and tracking as well as medical diagnoses and therapies

Indeed, as he and his colleagues went on to report, the 217 microRNAs that had been identified to date could be more effective at classifying tumors than the 20,000 protein - coding RNAs already used for diagnosis.

Researchers in Sweden sought to determine if use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor drugs to treat RA would result in a reduced risk of acute coronary syndrome (commonly called ACS), defined as a diagnosis of a heart attack or unstable angina (the worsening or increasing cardiac symptoms)

It examines patient - reported measures such as acceptance of diagnosis, positive reframing, use of emotional support, and acceptance.

The study used data from the Finnish Medication Use and Alzheimer's Disease Study, Medalz, and analysed the hospital care and drugs costs of 70,718 Finnish AD patients living in their own home and the hospital care and drug costs of as many non-AD patients from five years before until two years after the diagnosis.

The use of all antibiotics and steroids (which can be harmful to individuals who actually have TB), as well as the total number of medicines given, decreased sharply when the pharmacy staff decided to refer the patient to a doctor, which was far more commonly done when the patient presented with a lab test confirming TB, thus making the diagnosis apparent to the pharmacist.

A new test using peripheral vision reaction time could lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to as a concussion, according to Peter J. Bergold, PhD, professor of physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and corresponding author of a study newly published online by the Journal of Neurotrauma.