CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: IDENTIFYING ZEBRAS AMONGST THE HORSES

Chronic fatigue syndrome: identifying zebras amongst the horses

Abstract There are currently no investigative tools or physical signs that can confirm or refute the presence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).As a result, clinicians must decide how long to keep looking for alternative explanations for fatigue before settling on a diagnosis of CFS.Too little investigation risks serious or easily treatable causes

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Content analysis of clinical indicators for Impaired gas exchange

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the relevance of clinical indicators and the clarity and precision of conceptual and operational definitions of the diagnosis Impaired gas exchange.Methods Content analysis, by 39 nurse judges, divided into the phases of conceptual definition T Shirt of the phenomenon of interest, construction of the structure of the p

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Microstructure versus topography: the impact of crystallographic substrate modification during ultrashort pulsed direct laser interference patterning on the antibacterial properties of Cu

Introduction: Topographic surface patterning in the micro- and nanometer scale has evolved into a well applied approach in surface functionalization following biomimetic blueprints from nature.Depending on the production process an additional impact of process-related substrate modification has to be considered in functional surface optimization.Th

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