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Evaluation of delirium screening tools in geriatric medical inpatients: a diagnostic test accuracy study [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: screening all unscheduled older adults for delirium is recommended in national guidelines, but there is no consensus on how to perform initial assessment.
Burns, Jennifer +7 more
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Diagnostic value of routine exercise testing in hospital patients with angina pectoris. [PDF]
BMJ, 1979 A group of patients with angina pectoris were investigated prospectively using a simple and well-recognised exercise test protocol, and S-T segment displacements during exercise were correlated with the results of coronary arteriography. Definitive exercise results in 100 patients correlated well with findings on coronary angiograms: 69 out of 70 ...
I Y Luksic +6 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Urine is a rich source of biomarkers for cancer detection. Tumor‐derived material is released into the bloodstream and transported to the urine. Urine can easily be collected from individuals, allowing non‐invasive cancer detection. This review discusses the rationale behind urine‐based cancer detection and its potential for cancer diagnostics ...
Birgit M. M. Wever +1 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Understanding the availability of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is essential for attaining universal health care and reducing health inequalities.
Angela K Moturi +4 more
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Frequency of instrument, environment, and laboratory technologist contamination during routine diagnostic testing of infectious specimens [PDF]
, 2018 Laboratory testing to support the care of patients with highly infectious diseases may pose a risk for laboratory workers. However, data on the risk of virus transmission during routine laboratory testing conducted using standard personal protective ...
Burnham, Carey-Ann D +8 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) offers a possibility for different applications in early and late stage breast cancer management. In early breast cancer tumor informed approaches are increasingly used for detecting molecular residual disease (MRD) and early recurrence. In advanced stage, ctDNA provides a possibility for monitoring disease progression and
Eva Valentina Klocker +14 more
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Decision Support Systems For Disease Control in Winter Wheat. [PDF]
, 2001 End of Project ReportA leaf diagnostic test and a computer-based decision support system were evaluated for the control of diseases of winter wheat caused by Septoria spp.
Burke, J.J. +2 more
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Circulating tumor cells: advancing personalized therapy in small cell lung cancer patients
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive form of lung cancer that spreads rapidly to secondary sites such as the brain and liver. Cancer cells circulating in the blood, “circulating tumor cells” (CTCs), have demonstrated prognostic value in SCLC, and evaluating biomarkers on CTCs could guide treatment decisions such as for PARP inhibitors ...
Prajwol Shrestha +6 more
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Novel electrodiagnostic provocative techniques for the diagnosis of suspected tarsal tunnel syndrome
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2022 Background Electrodiagnostic tests (EDXTs) have been considered the gold standard method for the diagnosis of tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS); however, definitive tests has not yet been discovered.
Mona M. Hasab ElNaby +2 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. +4 more
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