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Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Pulmonary Contusion; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Ultrasonography is currently being used as one of the diagnostic modalities in various medical emergencies for screening of trauma patients.
Mostafa Hosseini, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Masoud Baikpour, Abbas Tafakhori, Hadi Asady, Mohammad Javad Haji Ghanbari, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Saeed Safari   +7 more
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Urinary ATP and visualization of intracellular bacteria: a superior diagnostic marker for recurrent UTI in renal transplant recipients? [PDF]

, 2014
Renal transplant recipients (RTR) are highly susceptible to urinary tract infections (UTIs) with over 50% of patients having at least one UTI within the first year.
Alberto Contreras-Sanz, Christopher K Farmer, Claire M Peppiatt-Wildman, Holly R Courtneidge, James Malone-Lee, Jerome Durodie, Kelley, Stephen P, Mark A Harber, Mark C Kelly, Michael P Delaney, Rebecca E Birch, Scott S Wildman, Stephen P Kelley   +12 more
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Moving fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease from research tools to routine clinical diagnostics

Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2021
Four fluid-based biomarkers have been developed into diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology: the ratio of 42 to 40 amino acid-long amyloid β, a marker of plaque pathology; total-tau and phosphorylated tau, markers of AD-related changes ...
H. Zetterberg, K. Blennow
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Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a chest pain observation unit compared with routine care [PDF]

, 2004
Objectives To measure the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of providing care in a chest pain observation unit compared with routine care for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain.
Angelini, K., Arnold, J., Campbell, S., Capewell, S.J., Cross, E., Dixon, S., Goodacre, S., Locker, T., Morris, F., Nicholl, J., Quinney, D., Revill, S.   +11 more
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Performance of the 2007 WHO Algorithm to diagnose Smear-negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a HIV prevalent setting [PDF]

, 2012
The 2007 WHO algorithm for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture was evaluated in a HIV prevalent area of ...
A Cattamanchi, A Martin, A Martin, A Soto, A Soto, A Tamhane, B Bah, CC Boehme, D Wilkinson, D Wilson, Delia Goletti, DH Mueller, Elisa Ardizzoni, Eric Okwaro, F Nackers, Francis Varaine, GI Mejia, GI Mejía, H Getahun, Helena Huerga, HF Swai, J Walley, JA Robledo, Jeremiah Chakaya, JL Davis, Joseph Sitienei, JR Landis, K Siddiqi, KP Cain, L Satti, LE Kivihya-Ndugga, M Pardini, Maryline Bonnet, Mathieu Bastard, MR van Cleef, O Koole, P Hepple, P Saranchuk, R Colebunders, S Rishi, VN Chihota, Y Kudjawu   +41 more
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Evaluation of hemoglobin performance in the assessment of iron stores in feto-maternal pairs in a high-risk population: receiver operating characteristic curve analysis

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, Gisela García-Arellano, Nereida Méndez-Ramírez, Óscar González-Llano, David Gómez-Almaguer   +4 more
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Screening Performance Characteristic of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Pleural Effusion; a Meta-Analysis

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: The role of ultrasonography in detection of pleural effusion has long been a subject of interest but controversial results have been reported.
Mahmoud Yousefifard, Masoud Baikpour, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Hadi Asady, Kavous Shahsavari Nia, Ali Moghadas Jafari, Mostafa Hosseini, Saeed Safari   +7 more
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Cost effectiveness of using Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) as an initial diagnostic investigation for patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of malignancy

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, C Graham, HS Lobb, J Chacko, R Weatherburn, PS Rooney   +5 more
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Which diagnostic tests are most useful in a chest pain unit protocol? [PDF]

, 2005
Background The chest pain unit (CPU) provides rapid diagnostic assessment for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain, using a combination of electrocardiographic (ECG) recording, biochemical markers and provocative cardiac testing.
Angelini, K., Arnold, J., Goodacre, S., Locker, T., Morris, F.   +4 more
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Routine laboratory blood tests predict SARS-CoV-2 infection using machine learning

medRxiv, 2020
Accurate diagnostic strategies to rapidly identify SARS-CoV-2 positive individuals for management of patient care and protection of health care personnel are urgently needed.
He S. Yang, Yu Hou, L. Vasovic, P. Steel, A. Chadburn, S. Racine‐Brzostek, P. Velu, M. Cushing, M. Loda, R. Kaushal, Zhen Zhao, Fei Wang   +11 more
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