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  • Kidney Disease

    If your physician has told you that you have chronic kidney disease or CKD, this means that you have decreased function of your kidneys. At the very early stages, this may be apparent only as an incr

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  • DASH Diet Information

    You may wish to get some advice on a good diet for people with high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease. Please recognize that diet is always a very controversial topic with many unfounded theor

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  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)

    Instructions Measurements of blood pressure in the clinic give an approximate indication of your blood pressure levels. More accurate information comes from home blood pressure recording by you. H

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  • Looking Ahead

    The Georgetown University Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Trials Unit (GUH-ID CTU) will continue to develop and participate in clinical studies that fulfill its research agenda and

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  • References: Division of Infectious Diseases

    1. Collier AC, Kalish LA, Busch MP, Gernsheimer T, Assmann SF, Lane TA, Asmuth DM, Lederman MM, Murphy EL, Kumar P, Kelley M, Flanigan TP, McMahon DK, Sacks HS, Kennedy MS, Holland PV.: Leukocyte-Red

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  • Research Interests and Activities

    The Georgetown University Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Trials Unit mission is: To participate in clinical studies that focus on the development of new anti-infective agents, i

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  • General Information, Clinical Trials Unit

    Site Personnel and Infrastructure The Georgetown University Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Trials Unit (GUH-ID CTU) is located on the fourth floor of the Main Building, and is u

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  • Lung Cancer – Chemotherapy Treatment

    Chemotherapy, alone or combined with radiation, may be used before, after or instead of surgery in treating lung cancer. Treatment for lung cancer depends on the type of cancer and the stage of th

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  • Diet and Cancer Treatment

    DefinitionNutritional planning and management for people with cancer. FunctionPeople with cancer are at risk for developing nutritional deficiencies. The deficiencies may be the result of the canc

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  • Breast Lumps and Cancer

    InformationWhile a common breast complaint and concern is a newly discovered breast lump, only a small percentage turn out to be cancer. In fact, many women have lumpy breasts, or a condition called

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