Publications by authors named "Reidar Due"
Chronic fatigue syndromes: real illnesses that people can recover from.
Scand J Prim Health Care
December 2023
Article Synopsis
- The 'Oslo Chronic Fatigue Consortium' challenges the belief that chronic fatigue syndromes, like post-covid conditions, are untreatable diseases, offering a more hopeful perspective for patients.
- The consortium suggests that symptoms are linked to the brain's response to various biological, psychological, and social factors rather than being tied to a specific illness, and emphasizes how perception of these symptoms can influence their persistence.
- They advocate for a shift in approach from prolonged rest and isolation to encouraging patients to understand their symptoms differently and gradually resume normal activities, while also promoting open discussions that include recovered patients' insights.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of first day of life pulse oximetry screening to detect congenital heart defects (CHDs).
Study Design: We performed a population-based prospective multicenter study of postductal (foot) arterial oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) in apparently healthy newborns after transfer from the delivery suite to the nursery. SpO(2) < 95% led to further diagnostic evaluations.
Hemodynamic dysfunction is documented in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This study was conducted to investigate cardiovascular responses to orthostatic stress in adolescents with CFS, using a novel procedure for tilt-table testing. A total of 27 adolescents with CFS and 33 healthy control subjects with equal age and gender distribution underwent 15 minutes of 20 degrees head-up tilt testing.
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