Presentation
Metz, MD, FACP Patients with ITP continue to present difficulties in diagnosis and management. Two experts discuss the current approach to ITP. [books.google.com]
Constitutional Symptoms Constitutional symptoms are a cluster of signs and symptoms that a patient may present with that will indicate disease processes that are systemic in nature. [screeningthesacroiliacjoint.weebly.com]
Case presentation Here we present a case using Ruxolitinib for disabling constitutional symptoms despite complete bone marrow response in a patient with aggressive systemic mastocytosis. [biomarkerres.biomedcentral.com]
Example sentences with "constitutional symptom", translation memory A 39 year old female presented with rapidly enlarging goitre, minimal obstructive symptoms and no constitutional symptoms. [glosbe.com]
He presented a comparison of his MMS results with conventional analytical approaches. [redshiftbio.com]
Entire Body System
- Fever of Unknown Origin
Examples include weight loss, fevers, headache, fevers of unknown origin, hyperhidrosis, generalized hyperhidrosis, chronic pain, fatigue, dyspnea, and malaise.Other examples include chills, night sweats, and decreased appetite.Generally, they are very [en.wikipedia.org]
[…] of unknown origin‘). [academic.oup.com]
- Precocious Puberty
Endocrine symptoms such as growth arrest, diabetes insipidus, and precocious or delayed puberty may be signs of endocranial or germ cell tumors. [aafp.org]
Workup
The workup of SM includes testing for mutations that play a role in pathogenesis and treatment implications. [biomarkerres.biomedcentral.com]
In addition to the workup detailed in Anemia, measuring the serum erythropoietin (EPO) level can help distinguish between bone marrow damage (ie, normal EPO level) and inflammatory anemia (ie, low EPO level). [reference.medscape.com]
Treatment
Risk stratification, treatment goals, and first- and second-line therapies are discussed in detail, and other relevant diagnostic and research issues are also addressed. [books.google.com]
Therefore, a “watch and wait” treatment strategy is reasonable and usually preferred in asymptomatic low- or intermediate-risk patients with MF. [link.springer.com]
Current Treatments Treatments for MF are aimed primarily at managing symptoms and reducing the risks of complications of the condition. [mpninfo.org]
What Are the Available Treatments for MF? There is no single treatment that is effective for all MF sufferers. Each patient has a unique set of symptoms and circumstances that require different treatment options, as prescribed by a doctor. [mpnresearchfoundation.org]
Consequently, at the start of treatment, all patients should be started on an a specific type of antibiotic. [web.archive.org]
Prognosis
The discovery of the JAK2 V617F mutation in the majority of patients with bcr / abl -negative myeloproliferative neoplasms has stimulated a number of questions regarding the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia [books.google.com]
What is the Prognosis for MF? There is no single prognosis for people who suffer from myelofibrosis– the prognosis of MF is different for every patient. [mpnresearchfoundation.org]
The results were correlated to patient groups with favourable and unfavourable prognosis according to pathological stage, histology, spleen involvement and constitutional symptoms. 1. [glosbe.com]
Other factors include prognosis, as well as response to any treatment, and the expected natural history of the disorder with and without treatment. [newyorkdisabilitylawyer.com]
[…] chills and shivering. 6 If fluid and electrolyte loss from fever and sweats is considerable, the clinician must weigh the benefits and burdens of aggressive hydration to restore and maintain fluid balance in light of the patient's goals, values, and prognosis [thebody.com]
Etiology
Fatigue is the most common disabling symptom reported by SLE patients and the etiology is multifactorial, as even patients with quiescent lupus may continue to experience marked fatigue. [ukm.pure.elsevier.com]
Treatments for fatigue of multiple etiologies include psychostimulants and corticosteroids. [thebody.com]
It is this synthesis of the clinical problem that the homoeopathic diagnosis points to, with the clear conscience that homoeopathy only seeks to cure the chronic disease in its etiological and constitutional aspects and not in its terminal physio-pathological [homoeopathyclinic.com]
Their etiology is unknown. These ulcers can be very painful and can cause dysphagia if left untreated. Hematologic disturbances Upon disease progression, individuals with HIV infection develop a moderate to severe hypoproliferative anemia. [reference.medscape.com]
[…] this justifies that prospective unmet need (PUN) studies are warranted in which the effect of treatment with aspirin, phlebotomy/aspirin, pegylated interferon, anagrelide, hydroxyurea and JAK2 inhibitors in ET, PV and MF patients of various molecular etiology [omicsonline.org]
Epidemiology
Epidemiology of myeloproliferative neoplasms in the United States. Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2013;Early online: 1-6. [mpninfo.org]
This represents an epidemiologic challenge in controlling the HIV pandemic. Weeks 10-24 During weeks 10-24, the HIV viral load drops to its lowest point, also known as the set point, which is different in each person. [reference.medscape.com]
Epidemiology In 2013, a total of 6,000 persons (4,500 men and 1,500 women) were newly diagnosed with HIV in the UK. [patient.info]
Epidemiology of childhood cancer. Cancer Treat Rev. 2010;36(4):277–285. 3. Steliarova-Foucher E, Stiller C, Kaatsch P, et al. [aafp.org]
Epidemiology of thrombosis in HIV-infected individuals. The adult/adolescent spectrum of HIV disease project. AIDS 14:321-4, 2000. Padmanabhan S, Rosenberg AS. Cushing's syndrome induced by megestrol acetate in a patient with AIDS. [thebody.com]
Pathophysiology
We remain committed to the case method of instruction, and believe that there is no better method to learn medicine than to have an individual patient problem as the basis for study of pathophysiology, natural history, diagnosis and management. [books.google.com]
Myeloproliferative neoplasms: Molecular pathophysiology, essential clinical understanding, and treatment strategies. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29(5):573-582. [mpninfo.org]
Pathophysiology Acute HIV infection (also known as seroconversion) is defined as the period between exposure to the virus and completion of the initial immune responses (when an antibody test becomes positive for HIV). [reference.medscape.com]
Prevention
Secondary chemoprophylaxis is used to prevent the recurrence of an infection that has already occurred. Primary prevention Early disease (WHO stages 1-3). The type of infection will depend on local disease prevalence. [patient.info]
In order to reduce the delay in the diagnosis of PMR and prevent unnecessary and expensive diagnostic methods, education of clinicians about the diagnosis of PMR may be beneficial. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Perhaps the best way to prevent the flu is to get an annual flu shot before the flu season hits. However, there is much controversy about the safety of flu shots as may be seen in this Google search. [coldcure.com]
The flu is a contagious respiratory disease that affects millions of Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [livestrong.com]
The listing for a particular impairment describes a degree of severity that Social Security Administration presumes would prevent a person from performing substantial work. [newyorkdisabilitylawyer.com]