As an example, “warfarin” corresponds to multiple semantic types including CHEM and DRUG, resulting in a recorded semantic type of “CHEM;DRUG.” On the other hand, a normalized term in clinical notes can have differing semantic types depending on the context. As an example, “heart” ...
Disease progression patterns of patients with more than one disease have recently received increasing attention, as disease co-occurrences can help to elucidate the interaction between the molecular level and external exposures such as diet, lifestyle and patient care. Additionally, they can provide inf...
Is there evidence for suggesting that HT combined with chemotherapy can reverse hormone resistance and increase effectiveness compared to single-agent hormone therapy? The analysis of some studies suggest that the sequential use of each type of treatment is equivalent to their combination, and data in...
Interval scales are a rarity, and it’s difficult to think of a common example other than the Fahrenheit scale. For this reason, the term “interval data” is sometimes used to describe both interval and ratio data (discussed in the next section). Ratio Data Ratio data has all the ...
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This may help to identify treatable traits leading to personalised therapy with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial drugs in the future. Clinical Aspects and Diagnosis of Bronchiectasis Bronchiectasis is a clinical condition defined as a chronic, abnormal dilation of the bronchi accomp...
She was born after an uneventful term pregnancy to a 29-year-old G2P2 woman. Mother reports that the infant is feeding well and seems active. No evidence of any fever. The parents are worried about the ‘rash’ that appeared over the infant’s left cheek. On examination, a lesion is ...
Since the brain was found to be somehow flexible, plastic, researchers worldwide have been trying to comprehend its fundamentals to better understand the brain itself, make predictions, disentangle the neurobiology of brain diseases, and finally propose
However, long-term hydroxychloroquine use can cause irreversible retinopathy, a well-known serious adverse event [61]. 12 Conclusion Updating the diagnostic approach to rosacea focussing on individual features has led to advances in understanding of pathophysiology, treatment approaches, and ultimately ...
Definitionsupports data consistency, requiring elements in medical documents to be well-defined and have a range of acceptable values. In other words, users must clearly understand what a particular piece of information describes. Precisiondefines a range of values for each attribute. For instance, ...