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Diagnostic tests for ovarian cancer in premenopausal women with non-specific symptoms (ROCkeTS): prospective, multicentre, cohort study.

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Sundar S   +21 more
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Testing the Independence of Two Diagnostic Tests

Biometrics, 2001
Consider two diagnostic procedures having binary outcomes. If one of the tests results in a positive finding, a more definitive diagnostic procedure will be administered to establish the presence or absence of a disease. The use of both tests will improve the overall screening sensitivity when the two tests are independent, compared with employing two ...
Shen, Yu, Wu, Dongfeng, Zelen, Marvin
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Blepharoptosis: diagnostic tests

Vestnik oftal'mologii, 2016
The article discusses diagnostic algorithms for blepharoptosis in patients with Horner's syndrome, myasthenia, chronic progressive ophthalmoplegia, myotonic dystrophy, and acute neurovascular events. Basic methods for evaluating the upper eyelid position and ptosis severity as well as special pharmacologic stress tests to reveal the true etiology of ...
Y O, Grusha, N V, Fisenko, I V, Blinova
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Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests

2015
As technology advances, diagnostic tests continue to improve and each year, we are presented with new alternatives to standard procedures. Given the plethora of diagnostic alternatives, diagnostic tests must be evaluated to determine their place in the diagnostic armamentarium. The first step involves determining the accuracy of the test, including the
John M, Fardy, Brendan J, Barrett
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Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1981
Excerpt To the editor: The technologic advances of the past several decades have presented practicing physicians with many diagnostic tests and procedures.
RICHARD LOFGREN, TERRY W. CROWSON
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DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2000
The results of cardiac tests must always be interpreted through the lens of pretest probabilities created by the history and the physical examination. Tests should be chosen with a clear diagnostic and prognostic purpose in mind. A clear understanding of the relationship between the history and physical examination and more technologic diagnostic ...
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Diagnostic Tests for Urticaria

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, 2014
Clinical diagnosis is made essentially by the characteristics of skin eruptions and detailed history taking. Particular, but not general blood examinations and/or skin biopsy should be performed if clinical diagnosis suggests the necessity of these examinations.
Michihiro, Hide   +2 more
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Evaluation and Diagnostic Testing

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020
The evaluation of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy is challenging due to overlaps between cardiac and normal pregnancy symptomatology, as well as concerns about the potential impact, if any, of imaging studies on fetal development. We discuss here an approach to the evaluation of the pregnant cardiac patient and review the safety and utility of ...
Stephanie E, Purisch   +3 more
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. . . And a Diagnostic Test Was Performed

New England Journal of Medicine, 2005
To the Editor: At a recent case conference with a distinguished visiting professor, a fellow in allergy and immunology presented the case of an infant with diarrhea; an unusual rash (“alligator skin”); multiple immunologic abnormalities, including low T-cell function; tissue eosinophilia (of the gastric mucosa) as well as peripheral eosinophilia; and ...
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