Diagnostic Accuracy of Routine Laboratory Tests for COVID-19
Reports, 2022 Objectives: COVID-19 has ravaged healthcare systems across the globe. Availability of and timely results for PCR testing have made diagnosis in the Emergency Department challenging.
Joshua Davis, Gina Gilderman
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Acute brainstem encephalitis associated with in an adult: a case report [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Brainstem encephalitis (BE) associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults is rare, and the diagnosis is challenging. We describe an uncommon case of BE in an immunocompetent patient.
Min-Hee Woo, Jung-Won Shin
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Onychomycosis: clinical, mycological and in vitro susceptibility testing of isolates of Trichophyton rubrum [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 BACKGROUND: Onychomycosis or nail fungal infection is the most common nail disease. Despite the wide range of studies on this condition, it remains difficult to establish the correct diagnosis and effective treatment.
Christiane Venske de Almeida Azambuja +3 more
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Quality and diagnostic perspectives in laboratory diagnostics [PDF]
, 1970 Laboratory diagnostics is a medical discipline playing an important part in patient management. In laboratory medicine meaningful, accurate and precise routine measurements are essential for diagnosis, risk assessment, treatment and follow-up of patients.
Müller, Mathias M.
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Inappropriate screening of obstructive coronary artery disease during pre-anesthesia assessment of candidates for non-cardiac surgery [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2021 Preoperative evaluation in elective surgeries has been associated with successful surgical treatment. However, there is no solid scientific evidence that screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) reduces surgical risk.
A.C.C. Oliveira +5 more
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APPLICATION EFFECT OF SPUTUM INDUCTION BY ACETYLCYSTEINE AEROSOL INHALATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
精准医学杂志, 2023 Objective To investigate the application effect of aerosol inhalation of acetylcysteine in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Methods A total of 180 children suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis who were admitted to Qingdao Chest ...
JI Xueqin, CHU Yan, JI Hailing, LI Tongxia
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Residência Pediátrica, 2023 INTRODUCTION: Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D) is a lysosomal storage disorder involved in cholesterol ester metabolism. It is a poorly understood genetic cause of cirrhosis, dyslipidemia and premature atherosclerotic disease in children and ...
Marcella Borges +11 more
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Emergency, 2014 Introduction: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) as a monomicrobial infection of ascites fluid is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic patients. This study was aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of ascites
Hamed Aminiahidashti +6 more
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"Even if the test result is negative, they should be able to tell us what is wrong with us": a qualitative study of patient expectations of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: The debate on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria has begun to shift from whether RDTs should be used, to how and under what circumstances their use can be optimized.
AL Greer +40 more
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Effect of rapid influenza diagnostic tests on patient management in an emergency department [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2019 Objective We evaluated the effect of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) on patient management in an emergency department for 3 years after 2009, and also identified factors associated with the choice of treatment for patients with influenza-like ...
Jong-Hak Park +5 more
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