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Avatar m tn For the guidelines from Infectious Disease Committee and the Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee (approved by the Executive and Council of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada), follow the link: http://www.sogc.org/guidelines/documents/gui208CPg0806.pdf The link indicates 2 dosages, 400mg taken 3 times per day and 200g taken 4 times per day. My doctor has perscribed 200mg taken 3 times per day - and has indicated that this is a strong enough dosage for me.
Avatar n tn That is what I read too PlateletGal! They just didn't know what they were dealing with.
446474 tn?1446347682 To more fully characterize the quality of evidence supporting recommendations, the Practice Guidelines Committee of the AASLD requires a Class (reflecting benefit versus risk) and Level (assessing strength or certainty) of Evidence to be assigned and reported with each recommendation." http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/Documents/2011UpdateGenotype1HCVbyAASLD24641.pdf Enjoy!
Avatar n tn i tested negative 5 months post exposure. i recently developed pneumonia and i read on the internet that thats an early indication of an infection? any truth? please help. i thought i was done with worrying.
Avatar m tn The LDA, LymeNet, CanLyme, etc., they all talk about this, because it's a big deal! It is not being ignored, don't worry. Here's the letter Pat Smith (LDA president) wrote: (www.LymeDiseaseAssociation.org) Update: Today, history was made and patients’ plight was revealed. By working together at grass roots level & focusing on what would best serve the entire community, our voices have finally been heard in the most prestigious Congressional arena.
Avatar m tn Any ill effects on getting two shots of pneumonia vaccine within 3 years, I am unable to find anything on the net regarding this, please help. Thanks...
Avatar f tn   As Americans' waistlines continue to expand, contributing to a burgeoning epidemic of type 2 diabetes, the scientific jury is in and the verdict is clear: weight loss and increased physical activity is directly related to improved diabetes control.
Avatar f tn My question is are there any guidelines/protocol for stopping tx if your ALT/AST reaches 150 each even though you are UND? Mine have been consistently rising each week and today, week 25, my AST=130 and ALT=124. My Hepa Dr said we would have to stop tx if they both reach 150. I cannot find any information on this anywhere. So any help would be greatly appreciated!
Avatar f tn Insurance companies are hiding behind IDSA guidelines as supported by the CDC, this is a FACT period no discussion necessary. The IDSA guidelines have everything to do with current Lyme disease treatments. Wiki entries can be written by anyone, perhaps you need more research to be a real voice in this discussion!
Avatar f tn It was up to professional associations to establish guidelines of care, which is why [the Endocrine Society] became involved." Christine Stencel, media relations officer of the National Academy of Sciences, said the committee that issued the 2010 report is no longer an entity and would not have a comment on the Endocrine Society guideline.
148588 tn?1465778809 Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) admitted that the primary function of his House Benghazi committee was to publicly smear Hillary Clinton and damage her credibility, the details of their gross misconduct have begun pouring out, indicating that this was a much more elaborate and extensive conspiracy than it originally appeared. Rep.
Avatar m tn s infancy of discovering the efficacy of these new drugs, is still yet to be scrutinized and evaluated to a degree of relevance for the public release by a time line yet to be determined or publicized, which is mandated by their guidelines and their committee of scientists, who have yet to study the final results of the clinical trials. Otherwise, it's up to you...
Avatar f tn thank you Dee, I ended up going with Priority Health which I think has Express Scripts, Cigna and anthem were not options for me, and Aetna didn't have a good plan, I got one with a very low deductible and about 20% co insurance after deductible, Aetna wanted 50% and the deductible was a lot higher and only a few plans available.
Avatar f tn My husband had flu and pneumonia April of 2017. Had xrays taken by his rheumatologist in Aug 2017 and there was a shadow on his lower right lobe where the pneumonia was. On the 6th of this month (Dec) a follow up xray was taken and two days after they called and said the radiologist recommended a no contrast ct scan. So (two days ago which would have been the 11th) we made an appointment to have it done on the 18th of Dec. Today they called and now want to do the contrast. What is going on?
Avatar n tn Hi. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for breast cancer classifies disease using three criteria: T refers to a description and size of the primary tumor, N refers to the presence or absence of metastases or cancer spread to nearby lymph nodes, and M indicates the presence or absence of metastases to distant body organs like the bones, lungs or liver. A prefix "P" when combined with T, N, or M indicates the "pathologic staging".
Avatar m tn Human Services and the Massachusetts Aids Action Committee where they also told me my tests are conclusive and no further testing was needed. I also read that the UK recently updated their testing protocol and no longer recommend the 3 month test... they recommend 4 week ag/ab and follow up test at 8 weeks only if the Dr. Believes the patient was at a high risk for infection. (I'm assuming then that if the Dr.
242516 tn?1368223905 m sure you have a friend who has the sniffles, fever, chills, aches and pains of a viral upper respiratory infection. This is different from a bacterial infection such as sinusitis, bronchitis, or pneumonia. A viral infection doesn't improve with antibiotics as these infections do. A virus hijacks your own body's healthy cells and uses it to reproduce and spread. A bacteria is its own living cell and multiplies and spreads on its own and is easier to destroy in that process.
620048 tn?1358018235 My pneumonia has returned, i am not quite sure what I am asking but I know the asperation pneumonia is from the MS and just wondering if I can get more information from someone.... possibly someone else has this issue..
Avatar f tn My question is, how much longer before he loses his ability to swallow? He has aspirated a few times, but no pneumonia, even though there is fluid in his lungs. I would appreciate any help anyone can give me, any time guidelines, though I know each case is different. I have children and a very stressful job and live far away, and it is hard to be there until close to his death. Thank you all so much.
4705307 tn?1447970322 Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee.
503418 tn?1231098736 • The committee concluded that only an extremely small number of cases of infective endocarditis may be prevented by antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures even if such prophylactic therapy were 100 percent effective. • Infective endocarditis prophylaxis for dental procedures is reasonable only for patients with underlying cardiac conditions associated with the highest risk of adverse outcome from infective endocarditis.
315318 tn?1353251800 ACC/AHA Guidelines-Device Based Therapy for an Echo in low CHF. "When performed properly , echo EF is more reliable than cath EF or SPECT nuclear EF. We also acknowledge that the determination of LVEF lacks a "gold standard" and that there may be variation among the commonly used clinical techniques of LVEF determination. All clinical methods of LVEF determination lack precision, and the accuracy of techniques varies among laboratories and institutions.