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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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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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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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Understanding sensitivity, specificity and predictive values [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
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Stojanović Miodrag, Anđelković-Apostolović Marija, Stojanović Dijana, Milošević Zoran, Ignjatović Aleksandra, Mitić-Lakušić Vesna, Golubović Mlađan   +6 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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Sensitivity and Specificity [PDF]

Clinical Medicine & Research, 2005
Editor – In the Authors’ Reply to the letter “Sensitivity and Specificity of Tests of Liver Injury”1 in the November 2004 issue of Clinical Medicine & Research, the statement “It is true that no single test of liver injury is either highly sensitive or specific” would be more accurate if it read “It is true that no single test of liver injury is both ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of urine dipstick testing for albumin-to-creatinine ratio and albuminuria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heliyon, 2021
Background: The accuracy of urine dipsticks to detect increased albuminuria is uncertain. We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of urine dipsticks for detecting albuminuria.
Jhonatan R. Mejia, Jose Ernesto Fernandez-Chinguel, Gandy Dolores-Maldonado, Naysha Becerra-Chauca, Sergio Goicochea-Lugo, Percy Herrera-Añazco, Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka, Alvaro Taype-Rondan   +7 more
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Procalcitonin Has Good Accuracy for Prognosis of Critical Condition and Mortality in COVID-19: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2020
Several reports have determined that changes in white blood cell counts and inflammatory biomarkers are related to disease outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and they can be utilized as prognostic biomarkers.
Mohammad Erfan Zare, Yanzhong Wang, Atefeh Nasir Kansestani, Afshin Almasi, Jun Zhang   +4 more
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Diagnostic performance of immunohistochemistry and rapid urease test in detecting , emphasizing bacterial localization and mucosal changes: a retrospective cross-sectional study [PDF]

Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
Background Accurate detection of Helicobacter pylori is essential for diagnosing and managing gastritis and related gastrointestinal disorders. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of the rapid urease test (RUT) and immunohistochemistry (IHC ...
Kongsak Loharamtaweethong, Chalermpak Supakatitham   +1 more
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