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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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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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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 Introduction:Â Hemothorax is one of the most prevalent injuries caused by thoracic traumas. Early detection and treatment of this injury is of utmost importance in prognosis of the patient, but there are still controversial debates on the diagnostic ...
Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar +8 more
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Diagnostic Value of Routine Liver Tests
Clinical Chemistry, 1975 Abstract In 131 patients on a medical service and 97 patients on a surgical service, in whom a diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease was verified in the hospital, the diagnostic value of routine liver tests performed soon after admission was evaluated by stepwise discriminant analysis.
P, Winkel +3 more
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Routine Brain MRI Findings on the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: A Scoping Review
Diagnostics, 2023 Rationale and Objectives: Post-COVID condition (PCC) is associated with long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in PCC examines the brain metabolism, connectivity, and morphometry. Such techniques are not easily available in
Yuriy Vasilev +9 more
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Routine Individual Feedback on Requests for Diagnostic Tests
Medical Decision Making, 1996 The authors assessed the economic consequences of routine individual feedback on test requests provided to 85 family physicians in a region with 187,000 inhabitants. In a retrospective study as part of a quasi-experiment, cost trends in a region where feedback was provided over a seven-year period were compared with cost trends elsewhere in The ...
Winkens, R.A.G. +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2015 Objective: By applying receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the objective of this study was to see whether hemoglobin levels reflect body iron stores in a group of pregnant women at term who, by using serum ferritin as the reference test ...
José Carlos Jaime-Pérez +4 more
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 Introduction:Â The role of ultrasonography in detection of pleural effusion has long been a subject of interest but controversial results have been reported.
Mahmoud Yousefifard +7 more
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 Introduction:Â Ultrasonography is currently being used as one of the diagnostic modalities in various medical emergencies for screening of trauma patients.
Mostafa Hosseini +7 more
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BMC Family Practice, 2021 Background There has been an increase in the numbers of patients presenting to primary care with suspected colorectal malignancy and subsequently an increase in demand for endoscopy.
CC Kearsey +5 more
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