Studiens formål var å undersøke effekten av pasientutdanning på livsstilsintervensjoner hos diabetes type 2 pasienter, hvordan de evaluerte sin fastlege, samt vurdere livskvaliteten hos disse pasientene. Deltakerne ble rekruttert fra Diabetesskolen, et undervisningstilbud i regi av Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge. Det ble gjort en deskriptiv, retrospektiv studie av denne pasientgruppen. Data ...

A reliability study of the Norwegian translation of the Diagnostic Interview for Psychoses (DIP) was conducted, with a focus on its usefulness when diagnosing bipolar disorder. Emphasis is given to the severity and importance of correct diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. The DIP is a semi-structured interview that aims to assess low prevalent psychiatric disorders. It is based on the Operational ...

Early diagnosis of cancer is beneficial to most cancer patients. This doctoral thesis is based on studies in general practice in Tromsø, Norway, during the years 1978-1985. General practitioners have a very important role in the work excluding or leading up to a cancer diagnosis. The studies deal with diagnostic delay, the value of symptoms, and with strategies for GP s to improve their cancer ...

Purpose - The primary aim was to evaluate whether anti-3-[¹⁸F]FACBC PET combined with conventional MRI correlated better with histomolecular diagnosis (reference standard) than MRI alone in glioma diagnostics. The ability of anti-3-[¹⁸F]FACBC to differentiate between molecular and histopathological entities in gliomas was also evaluated.<p> <p>Methods - In this prospective ...

(1) Background: The current diagnostic algorithm for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with the overuse of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). An additional highly specific blood test could potentially lower the proportion of patients with suspected PE that require CTPA. The aim was to summarize the literature on the diagnostic performance of biomarkers of patients admitted to an emergency ...

This audit describes ionizing and non-ionizing diagnostic imaging at a regional trauma centre. All 144 patients (males 79.2%, median age 31 years) met with trauma team activation from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 were included. We used data from electronic health records to identify all diagnostic imaging and report radiation exposure as dose area product (DAP) for conventional radiography ...

The use of pulse oximetry and spirometry tests in general practice is increasing. Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive method for measuring oxygen saturation (SpO2). The pulse oximeter is a helpful tool in primary care because it is tolerable for the patient, easy to use and acceptable within the time constraints of a busy practice. Spirometry is used in both diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory ...

Markers of JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) activity can be used to evaluate the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in treated multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The presence of JCPyV DNA and microRNA (miR-J1-5p), the anti-JCV index and the sequence of the non-coding control region (NCCR) in urine and plasma were determined in 42 MS subjects before treatment (T0), 6 months (T6) and ...

Bakgrunn og formål: Formålet med oppgaven er å kartlegge diagnostikk og behandling av UVI i det akutte forløpet ved Slagenheten UNN Tromsø, og evaluere om de nasjonale retningslinjer for antibiotika følges, og om behandlingen blir dokumentert i journalen. Metode: I form av en kvalitetsstudie tar denne oppgaven for seg klinisk praksis ved Slagenheten UNN Tromsø med fokus på prøvetaking, diagnostikk ...

Introduksjon: Osteoporotiske beinbrudd er et økende folkehelseproblem. Anti-osteoporose behandling (AOD) er lett tilgjengelig, billig og kan redusere bruddrisikoen betydelig, likevel har de fleste bruddpasienter hverken blitt undersøkt eller behandlet for osteoporose. Formålet med denne kvalitetssikringsstudien var å beskrive i) bruddtyper hos bruddpasienter over 50 år som behandles ved ortopedisk ...