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

Revista 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, Trinidad Margarita Téllez-Peña, Dayana Caridad Basalo-Ramos, Leydis Xiomara Rivas-Feria, Moraima Rivas-Mojena   +4 more
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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

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

Ultrasonography
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, Seok-Jae Heo, Kyung Hee Ko, Juyeon Lee, Chorok Lee, Eun-Kyung Kim, Si Eun Lee   +6 more
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Is Genetic Testing of Value in Predicting and Treating Obesity? [PDF]

North 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
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Predictive value of abbreviated olfactory tests in prodromal Parkinson disease

npj 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, James F. Morley, Danna Jennings, Andrew Siderowf, Kenneth Marek, the PARS Investigators   +5 more
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The National Medical Admission Test and medical student selection: rethinking cutoff validity and fairness [PDF]

Korean 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, Erlyn Aclan Sana, Fernando Barroga Garcia Jr, Aiza Lucero Dilidili, Diosdado Mayores San Antonio, Emmanuel Saporna Baja   +5 more
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Predictive value of anatomically difficult airway tests

Acta 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, Carlos Nieto Monteagudo, Osmany Cruz García, Lester Álvarez Hurtado   +3 more
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Predictive value of serologic tests. [PDF]

American 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 ...
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The Predictive Value of Liver Tests for the Presence of Liver Metastases

Hepatic Oncology, 2023
To analyze the predictive value of biochemical liver tests in patients with malignant melanoma, breast, colorectal or lung cancers at the time of diagnosis of liver metastases.A retrospective review of patients with the above-mentioned solid tumors at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital from 2016-2020.The highest optimal cutoff according to ...
Alexandra V Kimchy, Harjit Singh, Esha Parikh, Jessica Rosenberg, Kavya Sanghavi, James H Lewis   +5 more
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The role of the Revised Trauma Score in penetrating trauma [PDF]

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Introduction: The Revised Trauma Score (RTS) is one of the primary tools used to predict mortality in trauma patients. RTS is calculated at admission based on respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, and Glasgow Coma Scale score. Its accuracy has been
STEFFANY BARBOSA REIS, MATHEUS PORTUGAL, MARIA TAVARES, MALU ADAN, GABRIEL SANTANA, ANA ROMEO   +5 more
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