Board Thread:Diseases Concept Help/@comment-151.26.56.0-20150527194027/@comment-26352717-20150528043036

Hi Mario,

I probably would not mark the precise values of the stunted weight and height (the SDS numbers) since these are case-specific, and would be more interested in the interpretation of these numbers--stunted weight and height. However, since highlighting 'height' separately is not indicative of the symptom, I would probably highlight the term as "stunted weight (SDS of -4.4) and height" following the rule of minimum span needed to cover the entire concept.

With regards to the ACTH test which is needed for the diagnosis of Allgrove's and Addisons, the result that is important for the diagnosis is that the cortisol levels don't appear to be affected by ACTH stimulation, suggesting an insensitivity to ACTH which is important for the diagnosis. If I could I'd mark 'normal post-ACTH stimulation serum cortisol', but since that's not possible given the way the text is written, I'd mark 'normal basal and post-ACTH stimulation serum cortisol.'

Lastly, it's hard to for us to predict all the different and crazy ways researchers write these abstracts, which is why your questions really help us with creating examples. We definitely plan to consolidate the questions and examples raised by Mark2curators, like yourself, in the future!

best wishes,

ginger