Source: U.S. Federal Register
Vol. 84, #24, p 1678-1690
Date: February 5, 2019
URL:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/05/2019-00636/schedule-for-rating-disabilities-infectious-diseases-immune-disorders-and-nutritional-deficiencies...
This is the existing advice to doctors for tests for the diagnosis of ME/CFS from a New Zealand health board:
1. Laboratory tests should be limited and dependent on the history and examination.1 Only repeat bloods if there is a good clinical indication.
Consider these blood tests
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Chronic fatigue syndrome in the emergency department
https://www.dovepress.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-in-the-emergency-department-peer-reviewed-article-OAEM
Purpose: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disease characterized by fatigue, postexertional malaise, cognitive...
Source: Frontiers in Pediatrics
Preprint
Date: December 31, 2018
URL:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2018.00435/abstract
The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children and adolescents: A commentary
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Abstract published today:
Abstract
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a neuromuscular disease with two distinctive types of symptoms (muscle fatigability or prolonged muscle weakness after minor exertion and symptoms related to neurological disturbance, especially of sensory, cognitive, and...
Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer's years before diagnosis in small UCSF study.
Study:
A Deep Learning Model to Predict a Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease by Using 18F-FDG PET of the Brain
https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2018180958
Press Release:
AI Predicts Alzheimers Years...
This wasn't too bad until they started trying to explain the symptoms:
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If you have CFS, you may have:
Sore throat
Fatigue
Memory or concentration loss (which may come from a lack of true rest)
Headaches
Unrefreshing or lack of productive sleep (you get plenty of sleep but you're still...
Sounds very interesting:
Read the whole thing at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bqjq0q
I wonder if part of the reason that PWME have difficulty getting diagnosed, let alone treated, is that doctors don't have the time or the tests to deal with us. Perhaps AI plus better testing tech...
From the Unrest website:
Watch Unrest and receive CME credit
US healthcare providers can now watch Unrest and receive continuing education credits through the American Medical Women’s Association and Indiana University School of Medicine.
THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO...
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