Terminology

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 * Accuracy
 * accuracy
 * Accurate
 * accurate
 * Accuracy is the "closeness of an observation to the true clinical state" (Sackett et al., 1986).


 * Antibody
 * antibody
 * Antibodies
 * antibodies
 * Immunoglobulin
 * immunoglobulin
 * Antibodies or immunoglobulin refers to any of a large number of specific proteins produced by B cells that act against an antigen in an immune response.


 * Bias
 * bias
 * biased
 * "Bias in research is "a systematic deviation of an observation from the true clinical state" (Sackett et al., 1986).


 * Bradycardia
 * bradycardia
 * slowness of the heartbeat, so that the pulse rate is less than 60 per minute in an adult.


 * CBT
 * Cognitive behavioral therapy


 * CF
 * Chronic fatigue; this persistent and abnormal is a symptom not an illness. May be caused by depression, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or many other illnesses.


 * Cognitions
 * cognitions
 * Thoughts


 * Fukuda criteria
 * The most commonly used criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome, created by the CDC.


 * GET
 * Graded Exercise Therapy, a gradual increase in exercise or activity, according to a pre-defined plan.

(iatrogenic
 * Iatrogenesis
 * iatrogenesis
 * Iatrogenic harm
 * iatrogenic harm
 * Iatrogenic
 * Accidental harm caused by a doctor or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures.


 * ME
 * M.E.
 * Myalgic encephalomyelitis or M.E. has different diagnostic criteria to chronic fatigue syndrome; neurological symptoms are required but fatigue is an optional symptom. Many people with CFS do not have ME, although the World Health Organization and others use ME and CFS interchangeably.


 * ME/CFS
 * Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome, often used when both illnesses are considered the same.


 * RCT
 * RCTs
 * Randomized controlled trial
 * randomized controlled trial
 * Randomised controlled trial
 * randomised controlled trial
 * Randomized controlled trial. Participants are randomly assigned to two or more groups, with one group receiving the treatment and a control or comparison group receiving a different treatment or placebo. (A glossary of EBM terms, BMJ).


 * NICE guidelines
 * NICE
 * NICE guidelines are clinical guidelines used in the UK.


 * Pharyngitis
 * pharyngitis
 * Pharyngitis is a sudden swelling of the pharnyx caused by an infection, eg Streptococcus. The hallmark symptom is a sore throat without cough.


 * Phase 3
 * Phase III
 * phase 3
 * phase III
 * Last phase of clinical trials before a drug can be approved for public use.


 * POTS
 * POTS


 * SEID
 * Systematic Exertion Intolerance Disease. A new term with new diagnostic criteria designed to replace chronic fatigue syndrome.


 * single nucleotide polymorphism
 * SNP
 * A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP, pronounced "snip") is a potential genetic mutation that occurs in a single spot in the human genome; a difference in a single DNA building block. SNPs are often represented by an "rs" number, such as "rs53576".


 * Stress fracture
 * Stress fractures
 * stress fracture
 * stress fractures
 * A tiny crack in a bone caused by repetitive forces such as running or by normal use of a bone that's weakened by a condition such as osteoporosis.


 * Tachycardia
 * tachycardia
 * An unusually rapid heart beat. Can be caused by exercise or illness. A symptom of POTS


 * WHO
 * World Health Organization.