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
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Dr. Eleanor Stein is a physician and psychiatrist who now dedicates her career to empowering people with complex chronic conditions—such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, environmental sensitivities, long COVID and chronic pain—to reclaim their lives through accessible science-based self-management strategies.
She draws ideas from cutting edge research in circadian biology, neuroplasticity, hormesis and quantum biology among other.
With over 35 years of clinical practice in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, along with research and decades of lived experience navigating ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), Dr. Stein uniquely blends rigorous medical insight with personal resilience.
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