{"id":20567,"date":"2019-05-09T21:52:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T21:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?page_id=20567"},"modified":"2023-03-03T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:51:14","slug":"diagnosis-an-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/professionals\/diagnosis-an-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnosis &#8211; an introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Diagnosis &#8211; an introduction<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Diagnostic tests are currently being trialled but none is yet available for clinical use. Diagnosis is however possible following a thorough clinical evaluation to identify a characteristic collection of symptoms and rule out other conditions.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How is ME diagnosed?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A 10 minute video where Dr Charles Shepherd (GP and person with ME) explains his approach to diagnosis. (2014)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G-KYR-z-mKI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Diagnosis &amp; management of ME<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meaction.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Diagnosis-and-Management-of-Myalgic-Encephalomyelitis-MEAction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 page overview<\/a> and a 12 min video overview of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Dr David Kaufman, a specialist in complex diseases in California, USA.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RC9TjgE_PlU\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Diagnosis of paediatric ME\/CFS with Dr Nigel Speight and Prof Peter Rowe<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A 14 minute discussion about the diagnosis of paediatric ME by two world renowned ME\/CFS paediatricians, Prof Peter Rowe and Dr Nigel Speight &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/voicesfromtheshadowsfilm.co.uk\/paediatric-mecfs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/professionals\/diagnosis-an-introduction\/diagnosis-of-paediatric-me\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21025\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21025 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/diagnosis-of-paediatric-ME.jpg?resize=629%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"353\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/diagnosis-of-paediatric-ME.jpg?w=629&amp;ssl=1 629w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/diagnosis-of-paediatric-ME.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/diagnosis-of-paediatric-ME.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 629px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 629\/353;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Dr Lucinda Bateman <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>introduces the criteria for diagnosis and treatment from the U.S. Clinical Coalition<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TE5HwXl1JLM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For more information on diagnosis see<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/professionals\/diagnostic-guidelines\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Diagnostic Guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">return to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diagnosis &#8211; an introduction &nbsp; Diagnostic tests are currently being trialled but none is yet available for clinical use. Diagnosis is however possible following a thorough clinical evaluation to identify a characteristic collection of symptoms and rule out other conditions. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/professionals\/diagnosis-an-introduction\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":41,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"one-column-subpages.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20567","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5qkYK-5lJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20567"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38607,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20567\/revisions\/38607"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}