New US Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosing and Treating Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Sep 15, 2019
New clinical guidelines released in August 2019 are written by a group of prominent clinicians including Dr. Alison Bested who is now an honorary American working in Fort Lauderdale. The document is short – only 6 pages long – simple and to the point. It is intended for busy clinicians. The guidelines use the name ME/CFS and the SEID (Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease) criteria.
Topics included in the new ME/CFS guidelines include
- Diagnosing and recognizing ME/CFS
- Identifying the hallmark post-exertional malaise (PEM) including 4 questions doctors can ask patients to see if they have PEM
- Differential diagnosis (ruling out other conditions)
- Common comorbidities (conditions that often occur in people with ME/CFS) and
- Treatment
Author: Eleanor (Ellie) Stein MD FRCP(C)
I am a psychiatrist with a small private practice in Calgary and am an assistant clinical professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of Calgary. Since 2000, I have worked with over 1000 patients, all with ME/CFS, FM and ES. My passion for this field comes from my own struggle with these diseases, my desire to improve my health and then pass on what I learn. My goal is for every patient in Canada to have access to respectful, effective health care within the publicly funded system.
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