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Pain (PDQ®) - Pain Assessment (
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Failure to assess pain is a critical factor leading to undertreatment. Assessment involves both the clinician and the patient...Failure to assess pain is a critical factor leading to undertreatment.
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Genetics of Prostate Cancer (PDQ®) - Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Loci (
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...in which disease initiation is the result of an interaction between genetic and nongenetic factors . The identification of...of an interaction between genetic and nongenetic factors . The...
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Food Allergy Treatments (
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Adverse food reactions can be broadly classified into 2 categories . The first category consists of immunologically - mediated ...histamine, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, chemotactic factors , and...
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Renin Assay (
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A renin blood test , or plasma renin activity ( PRA ) test , is done to determine the cause of high ...A renin assay blood test is done to find the cause of high blood pressure...ng/mL/hr or 2.9–10.8...
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Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer (PDQ®) - Interventions (
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Few data exist on the outcomes of interventions to reduce risk in people with a genetic susceptibility to breast or ovarian cancer ...preferences are likely to be an important factor in patients’...
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Pruritus (PDQ®) - Etiology/Pathophysiology (
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Hematologic disorders that cause pruritus include polycythemia vera . Some conditions that cause iron deficiency , including ...and prostaglandins. It is believed that nonanatomic factors (such as...
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Partial Thromboplastin Time (
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Partial thromboplastin time ( PTT ) is a blood test that measures the time it takes blood to clot . A ...can be used to check for bleeding problems. About 12 blood clotting factors are needed for blood...
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Rubella Test (
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A rubella blood test detects antibodies that are produced by the immune system to help kill the ...the blood. The most commonly used method is the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA, EIA). A test...
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test (
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A human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) test detects antibodies to HIV in the blood . This determines ...RNA) to the HIV virus. These tests include: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). This test is...
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Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®) - Multiple Myeloma (
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Note : Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence . The PDQ editorial boards use a formal ...by serum electrophoresis or by specific immunoglobulin assays ; however,
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