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Enhancing Diagnostic Yield

CHEST Pulmonary
Background: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is widely used for evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy, particularly in lung cancer diagnosis. However, its diagnostic effectiveness may be limited for conditions
Nihar Shah, MBBS, Roshen Mathew, MD, DAABIP, Hasnain Bawaadam, MD, MPH, FCCP, DAABIP, Arthur Oliver Romero, MD, FCCP, DAABIP, Sushant Nanavati, MD, Stephanie Baltaji, MD, Toribiong Uchel, MD, Wes Shepherd, MD, Jon Brandon Mullholand, MD, Josh Boron, MD, Elizabel Thomas, MD, Cliff Chen, DO, Danai Khemasuwan, MD, MBA, FCCP, DAABIP   +12 more
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Diagnostic yield of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2016
Objectives: Peripheral lung nodules (PLNs) are a common and diagnostically challenging finding. Electronavigational bronchoscopy (ENB) is used to increase the diagnostic yield and is considered safe. Multiple factors have been correlated with a better diagnostic yield.
Mohammed Al-Jaghbeer, Mathew Marcus, Martin Durkin, Franklin R. McGuire, Imran H. Iftikhar   +4 more
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High diagnostic yield of tuberculosis from screening urine samples from HIV-infected patients with advanced immunodeficiency using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. [PDF]

, 2012
: ABSTRACT:: We determined the diagnostic yield of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis (TB) when testing small volumes of urine from ambulatory HIV-infected patients prior to starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa.
Vogt, Monica, Vogt, M, Kerkhoff, Andrew D, Kerkhoff, AD, Wood, R, Lawn, Stephen D, Lawn, SD, Wood, Robin   +7 more
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Diagnostic yield of the Kveim test in sarcoidosis patients.

Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the existence of non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. Diagnosis can be challenging due to the presence of comprehensive clinical, laboratory, and radiologic manifestations.
Tetikkurt, Cuneyt, Yanardag, Emre, Bilir, Muammer, Yanardag, Halil, Kimyon, Ugur   +4 more
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Diagnostic yield or diagnostic accuracy estimation? [PDF]

Eur Respir J
Diagnostic accuracy estimation is not a substitute for true diagnostic yield https://bit.ly ...
Fruchter O.
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Endogenous Endophthalmitis: yield of the diagnostic evaluation [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmology, 2020
Abstract Background Endogenous endophthalmitis is an infection of the eye secondary to sepsis, occurring in 0.04–0.5% of bacteremia or fungemia. Risk factors include intravenous drug abuse (IVDA), diabetes, indwelling catheters, and immune suppression.
Kathleen A Regan, Nila S Radhakrishnan, Jon D Hammer, Benjamin D Wilson, Lara Gadkowski, Siva SR I   +5 more
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Diagnostic Yield of Mediastinal Exploration [PDF]

Medical Principles and Practice, 2002
<i>Objective:</i> To report our experiences of surgical diagnostic procedures in patients with unidentified mediastinal pathology. <i>Methods:</i> From July 1995 to July 1999, 72 patients with mediastinal pathology had 73 surgical procedures for the purpose of tissue diagnosis.
Waseem, Hajjar, Yasser, Elmedany, Ahamed, Bamousa, Moataz, Saladein, Mahmoud, Ashour, Mohammed, Fouda, Khaled, Al-Kattan   +6 more
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The diagnostic yield of intravenous urography [PDF]

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2000
Intravenous urography (IVU) is considered an integral imaging component of the nephro-urological work-up in a wide array of clinical settings. At our institution there is an open-access policy with regard to requesting IVU studies.In a prospective, blinded observational study we undertook to assess the diagnostic yield of IVU with respect to the source
M A, Little, D B, Stafford Johnson, J P, O'Callaghan, J J, Walshe   +3 more
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Diagnostic yield of inpatient capsule endoscopy

BMC Gastroenterology, 2022
Abstract Background Capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a novel approach to evaluate obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Yet CE is not routinely utilized in the inpatient setting for a variety of reasons. We sought to identify factors that predict complete CE and diagnostically meaningful CE, as well as assess the impact of ...
Irving Levine, Soonwook Hong, Dimpal Bhakta, Matthew B. McNeill, Seth A. Gross, Melissa Latorre   +5 more
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Indications of Colonoscopy and Their Diagnostic Yield [PDF]

Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021
Aims: To look for common indications and gastrointestinal pathologies observed on colonoscopy and to assess its diagnostic yield with respect to different clinical indications. Study design: Observational cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: Department of Medicine, Rehman Medical Institute from 1st January 2018 to 31st March 2019 ...
M Naveed Anwar, Humaira Achakzai, Fahim ullah, Wajeeha Qayyum, Zaland Ahmed Yousfzai, Mawara Iftikhar   +5 more
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