{"id":6158,"date":"2022-04-22T12:41:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/?page_id=6158"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:33:26","slug":"medical","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/medical\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Medical<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"#tools\">Diagnostic Tools<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"#protocol\">Hospital Protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tools\">Diagnostic Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Brief Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (<a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BREESI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BREESI<\/a>) is a screening tool whose three questions determine whether an individual should take the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI). The QEESI is a validated 50-item questionnaire used worldwide to assess chemical intolerance (CI) whose prevalence is 8-33% in population-based surveys. To learn more about CI\u2019s underlying disease process (Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance, TILT) and the QEESI, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.TILTresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.TILTresearch.org<\/a>.<br>Our research revealed that 97% of persons answering \u201cYes\u201d to all three items on the BREESI had high CI scores as assessed by the QEESI. If two items were endorsed, approximately 84% of the sample had high CI scores. If one item was endorsed, 48% had high CI scores. 100% of those who answered \u201cNo\u201d to all of the BREESI items, showed no evidence of CI on the QEESI. Any individual answering \u201cYes\u201d to one or more of the three BREESI screening items should take the full QEESI at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.TILTresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.TILTresearch.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/QEESI-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI) <\/a>is a validated questionnaire for chemical intolerance and the most widely used screening instrument available for personal use. Researchers and clinicians around the world use the QEESI to document symptoms and intolerances. People who use the QEESI find it helpful for self-assessment. It\u2019s also a useful tool for you to take to your doctor to explain your exposures and symptoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Taking-an-Exposure-History-CH2OPD2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taking An Exposure History:<\/a> A mnemonic (CH2OPD2) helps to organize the history, and the forms below can be given to patients to be completed at home and reviewed at a subsequent educational counseling visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"protocol\">Hospital Protocol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Practical Guide for Hospital Staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 1\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/env_health_in_hospital_part_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pollution Prevention<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 2\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Env_health_in_hospital_part_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environment-Sensitive Care<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diagnostic Tools Hospital Protocol Diagnostic Tools Hospital Protocol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}