Yes, I am. Also the differences that group found between severely and moderately ill patients with both having mitochondrial impairments but only...
But doesn't the evidence suggest an impairment in energy metabolism? For instance, just a few of the studies... 1. Komaroff and Lipkin. Insights...
just skimmed, but looks interesting. Thanks for posting, @Jaybee00
Yes, I agree we have a huge problem with those who want to equate PEM as just fatigue after exertion and then dismiss the whole concept of PEM....
I see those differently - I think those early symptoms that show up upon overexertion are part of the PEM complex and that if a patient can...
Good to hear. Looking forward to seeing that. I'd also include worsened functioning in addition to worsened symptoms and maybe that PEM severity...
It could simply mean clinicians who care for people with ME in their medical practice. Lily Chu is on the IAG and is an MD but she does not have a...
Thank you, @NelliePledge
The BACME document states "BACME is involved in a project which is seeking to develop ME/CFS specific outcome measures which will allow for...
Preliminary meant just that. We don't have proper epidemiological studies yet. But we do have some studies that show people with Long COVID meet...
My comment was only referring to those LongCOVID research studies that have evaluated ME/CFS criteria in Long COVID cohorts. The numbers are all...
Yes, it is true that G93.3 is no longer billable because it is now a parent code for which additional subcodes have been added. That means...
Its possible for a person to have PEM but not meet the full criteria for ME. Right now, we are not tracking that
For those in the US, its also available on Amazon - link I'm still reading but so far, it's exceeding my expectations in terms of its breadth and...
Clinicians know that they are to code the disease, not the symptom, when that symptom is a core part of the disease. So the only way I could see a...
From the article... "When considering implementation of an exercise protocol, it is critical to emphasize the importance of a graded increase in...
My son was first diagnosed with giardia and then an acute but previously undetected case of Lyme using CDC's recommended test. (We are 10 miles...
While they exclude those with PESE at baseline, they don't mention monitoring for PESE during the study (after each 2 hour exercise session) and...
Perhaps I am missing something - does this say it's a pragmatic rehabilitation program? Edited to add: Are you referring to the sentence in the...
ECHO is a fairly wide-spread US education approach using remote technology and case-based learning to improve clinician practice and patient...
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