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New Method Allows For The Early Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Hypertension by Jan Posted Sun 29 Nov 2009 10:04pm developed an innovative system which will help doctors make the earliest diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension possible, which is the main cause of death for patients suffering from... of this system, which is based on the ultrasound technique, is that it allows specialists to measure the pulmonary artery systolic pressure so that pulmonary hypertension can be diagnosed Read on »

And now , a biochemical diagnosis for pulmonary hypertension ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 26 Mar 2009 3:54pm Biochemical diagnosis for PHT and Eisenmenger syndrome Identifying reversibility of pulmonary arterial hypertension remains a difficult clinical problem . Heath edwards grading of pulmonary hypertension is based on lung pathology .Grade 4 and 5 constitute severe obstructive vascular pathology including pulmonary vascular necrosis. Lung biopsy Read on »

The differential diagnosis of syndromes involving hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and hypertension by Matt S. Posted Sun 13 Dec 2009 12:00am While there are a number of conditions which can cause the combination of hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis there are a limited number of disease processes which lead to hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, AND hypertension. In order to have hypertension in this setting, the pathological disease process must involve increased sodium (and water Read on »

Permanent Link: Bipolar Diagnosis In Youth Rapidly Climbing/ If Bipolar Is Over-diagnosed, What Are The Actual Diagnoses? by yumers Posted Sat 08 Aug 2009 12:00am half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received an actual diagnosis of bipolar disorder after using a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview tool... Though this article was published two years ago, rate Of Bipolar Diagnosis In Youth has been Rapidly Climbing , according to research funded in part by NIH. In fact Read on »

Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis â€" Diagnosing MS â€" Diagnostic Tests and Procedures for MS by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 3:09pm This is a very comprehensive article about diagnosing multiple sclerosis Link: Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis â€“ Diagnosing MS â€“ Diagnostic Tests and Procedures for MS . Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that is extremely difficult to diagnose. The reasons for this include: * More than 50 symptoms are linked to MS and each person develops Read on »

Seventy percent of newly diagnosed Alzheimer's disease patients do not receive treatment within a year of diagnosis by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Jan 2010 8:23am Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that 70.7 percent of newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease patients do not receive treatment within a year of being diagnosed..... By Bob DeMarco I moved to Delray Beach, Florida more than six years ago to take care Read on »

Have You Been Diagnosed with Cancer? Are You Sure the Diagnosis is Correct? by Trisha Torrey Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 4:05pm When I received my cancer diagnosis in 2004, and proved I didn’t really have cancer at all, it was the first time I had ever heard or known about that form of misdiagnosis. It’s backwards from those we hear about more frequently. Most of the time we hear about a “missed diagnosis” — meaning someone has a disease or condition and it is not diagnosed Read on »

Seventy percent of newly diagnosed Alzheimer's disease patients do not receive treatment within a year of diagnosis by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Jan 2010 12:00am Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that 70.7 percent of newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease patients do not receive treatment within a year of being diagnosed..... By Bob DeMarco I moved to Delray Beach, Florida more than six years ago to take Read on »

USPSTF: Blood Pressure Trumps Blood Glucose & the Implications for Diabetes and Hypertension Disease Management by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:08am diabetes among persons with hypertension should be the cause for alarm. Diabetes mellitus is present in about 9% of the U.S. population, its prevalence increases to more than 20... for the condition, right? Earlier diagnosis would lead to earlier treatment and prevention of the complications of diabetes, right? That’s not the case. Instead, the USPSTF logic Read on »

Want to Improve Diabetes Outcomes? Start a Hypertension Disease Management Program by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 31 Aug 2009 10:33pm Powers, Maren Olsen, Eugen Oddone and Hayden Bosworth. The V-STICH Trial lasted 24 months and compared hypertension disease management consisting of telephonic-based nurse support..., like diabetes and high cholesterol. This was a unique opportunity to assess the impact of the hypertension disease management program on the other conditions. Of the 588 Read on »