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Medical Director
Bateman Horne Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine Rheumatologist
Department of Rheumatology
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York
Professor of Medicine
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chair
Department of Clinical Immunology
Nova Southeastern University
Professor Emerita
Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California
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Medical Director
Bateman Horne Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine Rheumatologist
Department of Rheumatology
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York
Professor of Medicine
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chair
Department of Clinical Immunology
Nova Southeastern University
Professor Emerita
Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California
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CBC = complete blood count
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFS = chronic fatigue syndrome
CNS = central nervous system
EBV = Epstein-Barr virus
ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate
FIQ-R = Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
IOM = Institute of Medicine
ME/CFS = myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
NMH = neutrally mediated hypotension
OH = orthostatic hypotension
OTC = over-the-counter
PCP = primary care physician
PEM = postexertional malaise
POTS = postural tachycardia syndrome
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