diagnosis

Full title: Understanding symptom clusters, diagnosis and healthcare experiences in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID: a cross-sectional survey in the UK Maedeh Mansoubi, Thomas Richards, Martine Ainsworth-Wells, Russell Fleming, Phaedra Leveridge, Charles...

Possible Racial Disparities in the Diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Chloe Lisette Jones, Jarred Younger [Line breaks added] Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) a chronic, disabling illness with no established etiopathology. It has been indicated...

Abstract: Background Documenting Long COVID cases has been challenging partly due to the lack of population-level data and uncertain diagnostic criteria, hindering the ability to ascertain healthcare utilization patterns over time. The objective of this study is to examine the characteristics...

Sasha asked me: "I have the feeling that you as a clinician are approaching the question of diagnosis in a way that's based on your training, and that the concepts used are perhaps very different to what we as patients might assume. If that's the case, is there an accessible summary article or...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a persistent health challenge known as Post-COVID Condition (PCC), characterized by symptoms lasting at least three months after the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection and potentially persisting for several years. While studies on PCC using lipidomics and...

Objectives Long COVID-19 (LC) patients experience a number of chronic idiopathic symptoms that are highly similar to those of post-viral Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). We have therefore performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the proportion of...

This is a general question, but I know I'll get good answers here, so I hope it's okay to ask. Is it unusual in a clinical setting to do testing unmedicated and then medicated? I'm thinking that it's not unusual if the circumstances justify it, e.g. you need to show that the medication has...

Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic neurologic disease often preceded by infection. There has been increased interest in ME/CFS recently because of its significant overlap with the post-COVID syndrome (long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID)...

Abstract Post-COVID-19 syndrome is a new condition that can have a major impact on the physical and mental well-being of children and young people, affecting their ability to access activities including education. Paediatricians and general practitioners need to be able to assess and manage...

As the title asks. “Well recognized” means that the diagnosis is uncontroversial in conventional medicine. The obvious one is Alzheimer’s but there may be other such syndromes and diseases. If considered to be neurological diseases, or at least primarily biological in nature, this applies to...

ABSTRACT Introduction The diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is generally reached based on meeting the criteria of a case definition and eliminating other conditions that could be causing the patient’s symptoms. Investigators in the ME/CFS field are...

https://bjgplife.com/delicate-diagnosis-avoiding-harms-in-difficult-disputed-and-desired-diagnoses/ BJGP LONG READ ‘Delicate diagnosis’: avoiding harms in difficult, disputed, and desired diagnoses 7 October 2022 Margaret McCartney is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the School of Medicine...

In addition to what I posted here (https://www.s4me.info/threads/a-thread-to-complain-about-pain-and-how-you-cope-with-it.25333/page-2#post-421722), I think people who experience LTSE deserve a different diagnosis. I define LTSE as symptom exacerbation lasting months, years, or indefinitely. At...

Abstract Background The C19-YRS is the literature's first condition-specific, validated scale for patient assessment and monitoring in Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS). The 22-item scale’s subscales (scores) are: symptom severity (0-100), functional disability (0-50), additional symptoms (0-60)...

The YouTube link below relates to the April 8 online talk and Q&A with Professor Frans Visser and Dr Linda van Campen who are both Dutch experts/cardiologists/clinicians/researchers. This talk and Q&A session was arranged by the Irish ME Trust and the Irish ME/CFS Association. Q&A was edited...

Webinar: “Implications Of ME/CFS Case Definitions For Long Covid” Guest speaker: Dr. Leonard Jason Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 4 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. PDT, 8 p.m. GMT) Full announcement - https://usawg.wordpress.com/2022/02/26/special-event/ Click here to register

Tarjei Tørre Asprusten will be defending his thesis "Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescents" for the degree of PhD 7th March 2022. Principal supervisor is prof. Wyller. Summary Diagnostic labels as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Systemic...

Lessons from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for Long COVID: Postexertional Symptom Exacerbations is an Abnormal Response to Exercise/Activity Authors: Todd E. Davenport, Staci R. Stevens, Jared Stevens, Christopher R. Snell, J. Mark Van Ness Quote: Prolonged symptoms after...

Released: 12/21/2021 A Fresh Look at Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management of a Multisystem Illness This activity is intended for primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers (HCPs) involved in the diagnosis and...