When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Net reclassification improvement - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_reclassification...

    NRI attempts to quantify how well a new model correctly reclassifies subjects. Typically this comparison is between an original model (e.g. hip fractures as a function age and sex) and a new model which is the original model plus one additional component (e.g. hip fractures as a function of age, sex, and a genetic or proteomic biomarker).

  3. HELLP syndrome - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HELLP_syndrome

    HELLP syndrome is a complication of pregnancy; the acronym stands for hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count. [1] It usually begins during the last three months of pregnancy or shortly after childbirth . [ 1 ]

  4. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrahepatic_cholestasis...

    Other problems with the liver that occur in pregnancy should be considered by the treating clinician. These include preeclampsia, the HELLP syndrome, and acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Furthermore, other causes of hepatitis, like hepatitis viruses, cancer and certain medications, should also be considered.

  5. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_fatty_liver_of_pregnancy

    Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare life-threatening complication of pregnancy that occurs in the third trimester or the immediate period after delivery. [1] It is thought to be caused by a disordered metabolism of fatty acids by mitochondria in the fetus, caused by long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency. [2]

  6. Risk score - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_score

    It assigns scores to individuals based on risk factors; a higher score reflects higher risk. The score reflects the level of risk in the presence of some risk factors (e.g. risk of mortality or disease in the presence of symptoms or genetic profile, risk financial loss considering credit and financial history, etc.).

  7. Scheana Shay Reveals HELLP Syndrome Diagnosis After ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/entertainment/scheana-shay-reveals...

    The causes of preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome are unknown, but those dealing with diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and having multiples (twins, triplets etc.) are at greater risk. “I am ...

  8. Charlson Comorbidity Index - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlson_comorbidity_index

    [2] [3] For a physician, this score is helpful in deciding how aggressively to treat a condition. It is one of the most widely used scoring system for comorbidities. [ 4 ] The index was developed by Mary Charlson and colleagues in 1987, but the methodology has been adapted several times since then based on the findings of additional studies. [ 5 ]

  9. Medical calculator - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_calculator

    Medical calculators arose because modern medicine makes frequent use of scores and indices that put physicians' memory and calculation skills to the test. [2] The advent of personal computers, the Internet and Web, and more recently personal digital assistants (PDAs) have formed an environment conducive to their development, spread and use.