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Background: The current bedside predictors of the difficult airway are not perfect. A new test, the acromio-axillo-suprasternal notch index (AASI), has been found to be superior to conventional predictors.
Rupesh Sunkam +4 more
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Evaluation of the 50th percentile Moyers analysis in patients with permanent dentition
Background: the 50th percentile values from the Moyers table, used in Cuba, does not always correspond to the mesiodistal diameter of erupted canines and premolars, for which it is necessary to adjust the probability levels to the studied population ...
Maribel Lorenzo-Gutierrez +4 more
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Background: It seem necessary to assess the precision of scoring systems for estimating disease severity and prognosis of the patients in intensive care units (ICUs).
Hosein Mahjobipoor, Amir Jahanian
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Additive predictive value of preoperative thyroid ultrasound parameters for postoperative hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy: a single-center retrospective study [PDF]
Purpose This study was performed to examine the association between preoperative thyroid ultrasound (US) features and the risk of developing hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy.
Yeseul Kang +6 more
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Is Genetic Testing of Value in Predicting and Treating Obesity? [PDF]
Obesity is a multifactorial disease resulting from the interaction between genetic factors and lifestyle. Identification of rare genetic variations with strong effects on obesity has been useful in diagnosing and designing personalized therapy for early-onset or syndromic obesity.
Maggie C Y, Ng, Donald W, Bowden
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Predictive value of abbreviated olfactory tests in prodromal Parkinson disease
There is disagreement in the literature whether olfaction may show specific impairments in Parkinson Disease (PD) and if olfactory tests comprised of selected odors could be more specific for diagnosis.
Pavan A. Vaswani +5 more
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The National Medical Admission Test and medical student selection: rethinking cutoff validity and fairness [PDF]
Purpose The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines mandates a minimum National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) percentile rank—typically the 40th percentile—for medical school admission. However, percentile rank is cohort-dependent and varies in
Godofreda Ruiz Vergeire-Dalmacion +5 more
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Predictive value of serologic tests. [PDF]
An analysis of serologic tests for treponemal disease performed in Australian aboriginal communities is used to illustrate factors influencing the predictive value positive of serologic tests. Simple extrapolation of predictive value estimates, from prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity data, is complicated by variation of specificity between ...
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PSYNDEX Tests Review für MRMT - MINNESOTA RATE OF MANIPULATION TEST
This is a PSYNDEX Tests Review of MRMT - MINNESOTA RATE OF MANIPULATION TEST. PSYNDEX Tests Reviews are written in German and describe and evaluate psychological and educational tests used in the German-speaking countries. PSYNDEX Tests is offered by the
Zeltner, Wolfgang
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Predictive value of anatomically difficult airway tests
Introduction: the treatment of the airway is important in the care that involves the practice of the Specialist in Anesthesiology, the prior identification of the patient with an anatomically difficult airway is a priority.
Yailen Avalos Ávila +3 more
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