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A comparative study of acromio-axillo-suprasternal notch index with upper lip bite test and modified Mallampati score to predict difficult laryngoscopy

open access: yesThe Indian Anaesthetists' Forum, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the 50th percentile Moyers analysis in patients with permanent dentition

open access: yesRevista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2021
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
doaj  

The Precision of Mortality Prediction by a Novel Checklist (M score) Compared with Well-Known Scoring Systems in Non-trauma Patients in Intensive Care Unit

open access: yesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Additive predictive value of preoperative thyroid ultrasound parameters for postoperative hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy: a single-center retrospective study [PDF]

open access: yesUltrasonography
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
doaj   +1 more source

Is Genetic Testing of Value in Predicting and Treating Obesity? [PDF]

open access: yesNorth Carolina Medical Journal, 2013
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
openaire   +2 more sources

Predictive value of abbreviated olfactory tests in prodromal Parkinson disease

open access: yesnpj Parkinson's Disease, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

The National Medical Admission Test and medical student selection: rethinking cutoff validity and fairness [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Medical Education
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
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive value of serologic tests. [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health, 1983
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 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

PSYNDEX Tests Review für MRMT - MINNESOTA RATE OF MANIPULATION TEST

open access: yes, 1988
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
core   +1 more source

Predictive value of anatomically difficult airway tests

open access: yesActa Médica del Centro, 2020
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
doaj  

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