As part of ACTTION's efforts to develop an FDA-qualified measure of pain intensity (i.e., QUALIfied for the Therapeutic Evaluations of Pain; QUALITE-Pain), we conducted a multi-site qualitative study to interview individuals with acute (n=22) and chronic pain conditions (n=22) about their...
What does ataxia telangiectasia do to the body? What is the etiology of cerebral palsy? What neurological disorders can cause oropharyngeal dysphagia? What is spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy? What neurological disorders affect speech? What is acute illness, and what is chronic illness?
Why does Congestive Heart Failure generally cause Hyperventilation, decreased Hemoglobin Saturation, and a decrease in the Arterial pO_2? Why does Congestive Heart Failure generally cause Hyperventilation, decreased Hemoglobin Saturation and a decrease in the Arterial pO...
Orthopnea is shortness of breath that occurs when a person is lying down and typically subsides when they sit or stand up. It is a symptom rather than a condition. Causes include heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Learn more a
Introduction: In developing countries, a large number of patients presenting acutely in renal failure are indeed cases of advanced chronic renal failure. In this study, we compared clinical and laboratory parameters between patients with acute renal failure (ARF) and chronic renal failure (CRF), to...
Fifty-three chiropractic patients (47.2% female, mean age: 39.1 ± 15.1 years) responded. The most common combinations of words to describe discomfort were “can be ignored” and “less severe than”. “Cannot be ignored” and “sharp shooting” were used to describe pain. “Limited ra...
How acute and chronic stress affects the brain Stress isn't just something that you deal with on a small basis. You may think that stress is no big deal because short-term stress is something that most people are struggling with. But, if you know that you have acute stress in...
I know that dealing with an acute illness like an Influenza illness is much easier than coping with a chronic illness. Getting the flu is difficult to endure but at least the illness is temporary and you will get better. You can also get the flu vaccine once you recover to limit the cha...
What does infectious etiology mean? What is a chronic disease process? What is the germ theory of disease? What is a primary immune deficiency disease? What is a viral disease of the central nervous system? What disease does human herpesvirus 1 cause? What is the causative organism for syphil...
What does mild degenerative disease mean? What is a degenerative brain disease? What is a degenerative disease of the hip? What is immaculate degenerative disease? What are progressive neurological disorders? What is an example of a degenerative disease? What is a degenerative disease of the knee...