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Physical Examination of the Ankle: A Review of the Original Orthopedic Special Test Description and Scientific Validity of Common Tests for Ankle Examination

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2020
Objectives: To review the literature, identify and describe commonly used special tests for diagnosing injury to the ligaments of the ankle complex, present the distinguishing characteristics and limitations of each test, and discuss the current evidence
Lindsay W. Larkins, DAT, Russell T. Baker, PhD, DAT, Jayme G. Baker, DPT   +2 more
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Meta-analysis of the Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Pediatric Inpatient Fall Risk Assessment Scales [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2019
Purpose: This study was conducted to obtain data for the development of an effective fall risk assessment tool for pediatric inpatients through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic test accuracy of existing scales.
Eun Joo Kim, Ji Young Lim, Geun Myun Kim, Mi Kyung Lee   +3 more
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Nested PCR for Diagnosing Malaria: Cases in Several Areas of Indonesia [PDF]

, 2018
Indonesia is still included in high endemic area of malaria infection. Early detection as well as appropriate and quick treatment is needed to be able to prevent and treat malaria in Indonesia.
Arifin, S. (Samsul), Burhan, N. (Niniek), Candradikusuma, D. (Didi), Endharti, A. T. (Agustina), Fitri, L. E. (Loeki), Hermansyah, B. (Bagus), Sujuti, H. (Hidayat), Sulistyaningsih, E. (Erma), Tuda, J. S. (Josef), Zein, U. (Umar)   +9 more
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Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) versus Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression-Inpatient Version (DASA-IV): their sensitivity, specificity and accuracy as a predictor of violence in 24 hours among schizophrenia patients

Medisains, 2020
Background: Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) and Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression-Inpatient Version (DASA-IV) are risk assessment instruments of violence that nurses can use in psychiatric services, but their accuracy of the instruments in ...
Wahyu Yuniati, Kuswantoro Rusca Putra, Dhelya Widasmara   +2 more
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Better duplicate detection for systematic reviewers: Evaluation of Systematic Review Assistant-Deduplication Module [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: A major problem arising from searching across bibliographic databases is the retrieval of duplicate citations. Removing such duplicates is an essential task to ensure systematic reviewers do not waste time screening the same citation multiple
Carter, Matt, Glasziou, Paul, Hoffmann, Tammy, Rathbone, John   +3 more
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Uncertain Times: Clinical Decision-Making in Sickness and in Health

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
Introduction It is increasingly important for medical students to recognize the importance of uncertainty in clinical decision-making. At our institution we implemented a three-part session at the beginning of second-year medical school, prior to organ ...
Laura Willett
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for deep vein thrombosis [PDF]

, 2005
Background Ultrasound (US) has largely replaced contrast venography as the definitive diagnostic test for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). We aimed to derive a definitive estimate of the diagnostic accuracy of US for clinically suspected DVT and identify ...
A Cogo, A Cogo, A Elias, A Elias, A Gongolo, A Markel, A Miselli, AF Aburahma, AG Aitken, AJ Comerota, AJ Comerota, AJ Sutton, Alex Sutton, AT Irvine, AW Lensing, B Kassai, B van Ramshorst, B Wolf, BD Lewis, BG Birdwell, BG Birdwell, BN Raghavendra, BS Hwang, C Kearon, C Savy-Stortz, D Becker, D Cavaye, D Gaitini, DA Kristo, DC Mitchell, DH O'Leary, DL Rollins, DP Flanigan, DR Anderson, E Bernardi, E Kalodiki, Edwin van Beek, EK Yucel, F Dany, F Pasquariello, FC Sampson, Fiona Sampson, FJ Song, G Guazzaloca, GJ Zhang, GM Baxter, GM Baxter, GP Shields, GP Size, GR Simons, GV Belcaro, H Bounameaux, H Heijboer, H Heijboer, H Rosier, HJ Aronen, HO Leven, I Baumgartner, J De Laveaucoupet, J Howe, J Yao, J Zamora, JC De Valois, JE George, JE George, JF Chance, JG Lijmer, JJ Cranley, JJ Cronan, JJ Deeks, JM Schindler, JP Carpenter, JP Fletcher, JP Laissy, JPJ Archie, JS Ginsberg, K Forbes, K Ouriel, K Walsh, LA Killewich, LW Tick, M Atri, M Dauzat, M Grobety, M Hay, M Mantoni, M Monreal, M Sluzewski, MA Amin, MA Mattos, MCG Holmes, ME McCandless, MJ Bradley, MK Eskandari, MK Zhou, N Labropoulos, N Miller, NH Rosner, OM Pedersen, P De Faucal, P Vogel, PJ Bendick, PL Robertson, PL Robertson, PR Biondetti, PS Wells, PS Wells, PS Wells, PS Wells, PS Wells, PT Appelman, PT Kennedy, R Lindqvist, R Mani, R Poti, R Puls, R Quintavalla, RA Bucek, RA Kraaijenhagen, RB Patterson, SC Rose, SG Thompson, SJ Theodorou, SM Bates, SM Schellong, SM Stevens, Steve Goodacre, Steve Thomas, SW Heim, TE Gudmundsen, TL Turnbull, W Habscheid, W Wysokinski, WD Foley   +133 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND:The need for a rapid, molecular test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) has prompted exploration of TB-LAMP (Eiken; Tokyo, Japan) for use in resource-limited settings.
Cattamanchi, Adithya, Farr, Katherine, Gray, Christen M, Shete, Priya B, Strnad, Luke   +4 more
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Short Depression Screening Test for Patients with Epilepsy:CES-D with 10 Items [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2008
Objective: Depression is the most common co-morbid psychiatric disorder in patients with epilepsy. Yet it remains under recognized and under-treated. For depression screening in this patient need to a convenient questionnaire for patients with epilepsy ...
Mehri Gholami, Hadi Teimoori, Amir Shabani, Morteza Naserbakht, Masood Ahmadzad Asl   +4 more
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Diagnostic methods to cutaneous leishmaniasis detection in domestic dogs and cats [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015
: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of Leishmania. In domestic animals such as dogs and cats, the diagnostic consists of clinical, epidemiological and serological tests, which changes among countries all around the world.
Daliah Alves Coelho Trevisan, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Izabel Galhardo Demarchi   +2 more
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