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Assessment of Renal Function

American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 1986
Estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the best measure of the functional state of the kidneys. Plasma creatinine concentration (PCr) is lower in healthy children than in adults' ; elevation of PCr to a given level implies more serious renal impairment in children than in adults .
T M, Barratt   +3 more
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Assessment of sudomotor function

Clinical Autonomic Research, 2018
To review the currently available literature on clinical autonomic tests of sudomotor function.We searched PubMED/MEDLINE for articles on technical principles and clinical applications of sudomotor tests with a focus on their drawbacks and perspectives in order to provide a narrative review.The quantitative sudomotor axon reflex sweat test (QSART) is ...
Sylvia J, Buchmann   +4 more
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Assessment of platelet function

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2012
AbstractObjectiveTo review the current in vivo and in vitro tests of platelet function (PF) currently available and applicable to companion animals.Data SourcesScientific reviews, case reports, original clinical and laboratory research publications, and recent veterinary research conference proceedings.Human Data SynthesisDisorders of primary ...
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Assessment of Lumbar Function

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1987
There are several problems associated with the conventional assessment of disability in the low back, and none are more disturbing to the clinician than the absence of visual feedback to measure physical capacity. This problem forces an assessment of impairment that is often based on a subjective patient self-report and inaccurate goniometric mobility ...
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Assessment of Adrenocortical Function

Postgraduate Medicine, 1963
The authors discuss the clinical features of chronic adrenocortical disorders (except those due to aldosterone alterations) and indicate the laboratory tests that should be carried out to assess adrenocortical function. They also present an outline of these laboratory procedures, including the results, relative value and special significance of the ...
D J, BAYLINK, L M, HURXTHAL
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Assessment of Atrial Function

Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2007
This article discusses the traditional and more recent echocardiographic measures that have been employed to evaluate atrial function. Conventional parameters commonly used and reported in the literature include the study of the various phases of atrial activity using atrial volume measurements, the peak A wave velocity, its velocity time integral (VTI)
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Functional status assessment

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 1991
Methodology of functional status assessment for musculoskeletal disorders has developed considerably in recent years. Reliability and sensitivity of measurements of physical functions are studied more systematically, and observer tests of activities of daily living functions have been developed with increased accuracy. A major area of interest, however,
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Assessment of Hand Function

Clinics in Rheumatic Diseases, 1984
Hand assessment involves analysis of developing deformities and the pathological changes causing them, and a study of how these changes affect the various components of hand function both individually and combined into activities required by the patient.
D M, Evans, D S, Lawton
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ASSESSMENT OF DIAPHRAGM FUNCTION

Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 1998
Assessment of diaphragm function begins with the physical examination, but neither the physical examination nor radiography is sensitive enough to detect subtle abnormalities of diaphragm function. Maximal static transdiaphragmatic pressure and maximal static inspiratory mouth pressure have been widely used as measures of diaphragm and inspiratory ...
E B, Pacia, T K, Aldrich
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FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDERLY

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1988
Screening tools are particularly helpful, not only in anticipating performance ability and potential fr caregiver stress, but also the allocation of equipment and support services.
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