Sentence examples for existing symptom from inspiring English sources

Dysphagia was selected as the primary symptom measure based on a literature review, previous trials, existing symptom instruments, expert opinion and patient interviews, as part of the conceptual framework development (content validation) [12].

A range of symptom assessment tools have been used in dialysis-dependent patients, but there has been no previous systematic assessment of the existing symptom measures' content, validity, and reliability.

Our objective was to develop and initially validate a brief, self-reported HIV symptom index tailored to patients exposed to multidrug antiretroviral therapies and protease inhibitors, and to compare the new index to existing symptom measures.

Their use is considered occasional, to anticipate a painful situation or to attenuate an existing symptom.

Currently, based on existing symptom measurement tools, prediction of the physiological measures is imperfect [ 5].

Comparing our final list and existing symptom lists, we found major symptoms were missing from shorter lists most likely to be considered for routine measurement in clinical practice.

Walsh also suggests that a 2012 injection of triamcinolone, ahead of Wiggins's historic Tour victory, was given as a preventive measure rather than to treat existing symptoms.

"That way the spray won' t exacerbate existing symptoms and, after three or four days, will become highly effective.

However, reliance on OTC products may also be partially explained by the undiagnosed patient's perception of his/her own illness severity and their underlying belief that OTC medications are effective in treating existing symptoms.

So, unlike the other diseases, exercise in ME/CFS works to exacerbate existing symptoms rather than improve them.

Another common transient secondary effect with interferon-beta is a functional deterioration of already existing symptoms of the disease.