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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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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Functional evaluation of hepatic parenchyma with dynamic tests (Indocyanine green and Hippurate ratio) in patients with HCC [PDF]
Our aim was to assess hepatic functionality in patients with HCC and candidate for liver resection. We used dynamic tests of liver functionality Indocyanine green (ICG) and Hippurate ratio, for the evaluation of surgical risk and postoperative clinical
PETRACCIA, LUISA
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Diagnostic Accuracy of B-scan Ultrasonography for Posterior Segment Eye Disorders -A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Ophthalmic Ultrasound (USG) produces real time high resolution images of the eye and orbit. It can categorise, predict location and diagnose posterior segment pathology of the eye very well and is usually used in preoperative evaluation.
Maheswar Chaudhury +2 more
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22 years of predictive testing for Huntington's disease: the experience of the UK Huntington's Prediction Consortium [PDF]
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition. At-risk individuals have accessed predictive testing via direct mutation testing since 1993.
Baig, Sheharyar S. +9 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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Raised electrical uterine activity and shortened cervical length could predict preterm delivery in a low-risk population [PDF]
PURPOSE: To compare diagnostic accuracy of sonographic cervical length (CL) measurement and uterine electric activity assessed by electromyography (EMG) in second trimester regarding prediction of preterm delivery (PTD).
Grgić, Ozren +2 more
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SIAIP position paper: provocation challenge to antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in children [PDF]
Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) in childhood are mainly caused by betalactam or non-betalactam antibiotics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Arasi, Stefania +19 more
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The role of ultrasound in the prediction of successful induction of labour
Background: So far, there has not been conducted the study in Iran about the role of ultrasound in the prediction of successful induction of labour. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of sonographic parameters that may help ...
Sara Nejateslami Fard +3 more
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Serbian lymphoma study group: Demografic characteristics of 257 patients with follicular lymphoma [PDF]
Background/Aim. Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a B-cell tumor usually with indolent clinical course, yet in some cases the course of the disease can be very aggressive.
Simonović Olivera +4 more
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