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Defining minimum image quality criteria for common diagnostic point‐of‐care ultrasound images: A position statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) use continues to expand across multiple clinical subspecialties, and the need for standardization of training and quality assurance has become increasingly important. Despite the need for training, there are currently no widely accepted multispecialty criteria to define an acceptable quality POCUS ...
James Anstey, Ajay Bhasin, Ricardo Franco‐Sadud, Anna Maw, Benji K. Mathews, Ria Dancel, David M. Tierney, Elizabeth K. Haro, Joel Cho, Christopher Schott, Brandon Boesch, Gigi Y. Liu, Kreegan Reierson, Trevor P. Jensen, Robert Nathanson, Carolina Candotti, Gordon Johnson, Tanping Wong, Gerard Salame, Benjamin Galen, Gregory Mints, Renee Dversdal, Jason Williams, Linda Kurian, Charles M. LoPresti, Jeremy S. Boyd, Ernest Fischer, Summer L. Kaplan, Amer M. Johri, Luyao Shen, Rob Arntfield, Mangala Narasimhan, Paul Mayo, Nilam J. Soni   +33 more
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Diagnostic Value of Pleural Effusion Mononuclear Cells Count and Adenosine Deaminase for Tuberculous Pleurisy Patients in China: A Case-Control Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2019
Background: The diagnostic value of pleural effusion mononuclear cells count for tuberculous pleurisy (TBP) is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of pleural effusion mononuclear cells count and its combination with adenosine deaminase ...
Xiaoli Lei, Junli Wang, Zhigang Yang, Shengli Zhou, Zhiwei Xu   +4 more
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Antithrombin activity in children with chylothorax [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To determine whether increased antithrombin loss is present in children with chylothorax after cardiac surgery. Methods: Plasma and pleural effusion samples of children with chylous and non-chylous pleural effusion were assayed for ...
Albisetti, Manuela, Bernet-Buettiker, Vera, Cannizzaro, Vincenzo, Waldvogel, Katharina   +3 more
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Point‐Of‐Care Ultrasound in Emergency Departments in Australia/New Zealand: An Emergency Physician's Perspective

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 3-7, March 2025.
This brief overview of the current state of clinician performed focused ultrasound (Emergency PoCUS) by emergency practitioners in Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) has touched on its history, scope of practice both mandated and context‐dependent, complex embedding in clinical diagnostic reasoning and range of governance issues.
Robyn Brady
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison Level of Interferon γ in Tuberculosis and Non Tuberculosis Pleural Effusion

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2009
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In our country the most common cause of exudative pleural effusion is tuberculosis pleural effusion. Diagnosis of tuberculosis pleurisy is difficult because of its nonspecific clinical presentation and insufficient efficiency of
M Shahriar,, B Narouie,, AA Niazi, AS Sheikhzadeh, M Ghasemi Rad   +4 more
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Pediatric pleural tuberculosis

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2018
Background: Pleural tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is sometimes controversial because the microbiologic confirmation ratio is very low in pleural fluid. There are few pediatric pleural TB case series in the literature.
Gulsum Iclal Bayhan, Fuat Sayir, Gonul Tanir, Oguz Tuncer   +3 more
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Impact of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in Medicalized Prehospital Setting on Diagnostic Workup

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objectives The primary objective of this study was to describe the indications for performing point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) in prehospital settings. The secondary objective was to assess its impact on the diagnostic workup when its use was initiated by the emergency physician (EP) dispatched with a mobile intensive care unit (MICU).
Frederic Balen, Andy Rouze, Xavier Dubucs   +2 more
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A Comparison of Various Parameters in Tuberculous and Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion

RUHS Journal of Health Sciences
Introduction: In India pleural effusion is a common entity, routinely pleural effusion encountered are tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE). Various aetiologies of pleural effusion impart specific characteristics to
Ankita Singh, Aradhana Singh, Radhey Shyam Chejara, Hazari Lal Saini, Pradeep Mittal, Sujata Agarwal, Shashi Bhushan Sharma
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Clinical Outcomes of Different Generation EGFR TKIs in Susceptible EGFR‐Mutated Advanced Nonsmall‐Cell Lung Cancer

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are indicated for advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients harboring susceptible EGFR mutations. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the effectiveness of different generations of EGFR TKIs.
Chia‐Yu Kuo, Tien‐Chi Huang, Chih‐Jen Yang, Mei‐Hsuan Lee, Jui‐Ying Lee, Ying‐Ming Tsai, Kuan‐Li Wu, Cheng‐Hao Chuang, Inn‐Wen Chong, Jen‐Yu Hung   +9 more
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Community-acquired pneumonia in children: cell-free plasma sequencing for diagnosis and management. [PDF]

, 2019
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of pediatric hospital admission. Empiric antibiotic therapy for hospitalized children with serious CAP now targets the most likely pathogen(s), including those that may demonstrate significant ...
Bradley, John S, Cannavino, Christopher R, Coufal, Nicole G, Farnaes, Lauge, Foley, Jennifer, Hong, David K, Pong, Alice, Ryan Loker, Kathleen, Wilke, Julianne   +8 more
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