Assertion: cystic fibrosis | /r/HasProperty | diagnosed
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: a few months ago
type: TEMPORAL
value: well
type: DEGREE
value: early in life
type: TEMPORAL
value: during newborn screening
type: TEMPORAL
value: early
type: TEMPORAL
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Prior to prenatal and newborn screening, cystic fibrosis was often diagnosed when a newborn infant failed to pass feces (meconium).
text: Therapies are most helpful when CF is diagnosed early, which is why newborn screening is so important.
text: How is cystic fibrosis diagnosed and evaluated?
text: Cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed during newborn screening, which is carried out as part of the heel-prick test that all babies in the UK receive, and positive results are followed up using a sweat test.
text: And the earlier cystic fibrosis is diagnosed, the more effective those therapies will be.
text: Cystic fibrosis is generally diagnosed early in life.
text: Cystic fibrosis is usually diagnosed before age 3, but sometimes it is diagnosed later.
text: And the earlier CF is diagnosed, the more effective those therapies will be.
text: (This was well before the CF was diagnosed a few months ago.)
text: Due to the recent requirement of newborn screening throughout the United States, CF often is diagnosed before symptoms are noted.