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diagnosing chronic lyme disease :: Article Creator Prolonged Symptoms After Lyme Disease: What CDC Wants Doctors To Know A new toolkit can help physicians navigate the management of patients with prolonged symptoms after antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, discussants said during a CDC webinar for clinicians last week. "Chronic Lyme disease is really so much more than a medical issue. It's a social phenomenon that's driven by a combination of patient desperation for answers, physician frustration, and also medical misinformation," said Grace Marx, MD, MPH, of the division of vector-borne diseases at the CDC. "So, as the physician, bringing a solid, science-based understanding of Lyme disease to these clinical encounters is very important." Erica Kaufman West, MD, director of infectious diseases for the American Medical Association (AMA), noted that Lyme disease is caused by an infection with Borrelia burgdorf

mesenteric vasculitis :: Article Creator Mesenteric Artery Disease Content Patients whose symptoms are mild to moderate can often manage their disease by making lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking, getting regular exercise, and working with their doctors to take care of related conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Doctors often use minimally invasive procedures such as balloon angioplasty and stenting to relieve the narrowing and improve blood supply to the kidney and intestines. In severe cases, an abdominal bypass operation may be necessary to improve the blood flow to the intestine. These treatment options are listed as follows: Balloon angioplasty. During this procedure, your doctor places a tiny, soft plastic tube called a catheter into the artery, usually in the groin, and inject a dye that makes the blood vessels clearly visible on an x-ray image. Your doctor can also use a special catheter that