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Several different criteria developed for research have also been validated to aid in diagnosis. [57] Of these, the UK Diagnostic Criteria, based on the work of Hanifin and Rajka, has been the most widely validated. [57] [58]
Georg Rajka (10 March 1925 – 16 March 2013) was a Norwegian of Hungarian origin dermatologist and legend of allergy and immunology. [ 1 ] Rajka fled his native Hungary in the wake of the 1956 Hungarian uprising , where he had taken education as a dermatologist, following in the footsteps of his father.
However, external prospective validation of the criteria found sensitivity to be 74%, substantially lower than the initial study. [2] This means that in patients with none of the above criteria, potentially serious causes of syncope were missed in over a quarter of patients. Syncope accounts for 1-2% emergency department visits. Half are ...
The CCS grading system for angina is, in part, used to evaluate fitness to fly by the British Cardiovascular Society.They recommend no action by class I and II patients with stable angina, class III should consider mobility assistance from airport staff and in-flight supplemental oxygen therapy, and that class IV patients should ideally defer their travel plans or travel with a medical ...
The New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification provides a simple way of classifying the extent of heart failure.It places patients in one of four categories based on how much they are limited during physical activity; the limitations/symptoms are in regard to normal breathing and varying degrees in shortness of breath and/or angina.
Unlike some criteria, the Canadian consensus criteria exclude patients with symptoms of mental illness. [9] This definition was updated in 2010 to provide greater specification to the original. Functional impairment must be below defined thresholds in two of the three designated subscales of the Short Form 36 Health Survey i.e. Vitality, Social ...
The criteria used in the TNM system have varied over time, sometimes fairly substantially, according to the different editions that AJCC and UICC have released. The dates of publication and adoption for use of the UICC and AJCC editions are summarized here; past editions are available from AJCC for web download.
The Banff Classification is a schema for nomenclature and classification of kidney transplant pathology, established in 1991 by Kim Solez and Lorraine C. Racusen in Banff, Canada.