Diagnostic Tests, Routine
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Monday, November 23, 2009

How to evaluate emerging technologies in cervical cancer screening?

29 Nov 2009 Excellent recommendations exist for studying therapeutic and diagnostic questions. We observe that good guidelines on assessment of evidence for screening questions are currently lacking. Guidelines for diagnostic research (STARD), involving ... Read more...

Implementation of a novel microarray-based diagnostic test for cancer of unknown primary.

13 Sep 2009 Patients with carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) present with metastatic disease for which the primary site cannot be found, despite extensive standard investigation. Here, we describe the development and implementation of the first clinically ... Read more...

Implementation of and barriers to routine HIV screening for adolescents.

12 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We developed and implemented a process for routine HIV screening, and we report screening practices and acceptance among adolescents at a large, urban, pediatric emergency department (ED). METHODS: We surveyed health care providers ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diagnostic Tests, Routine'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• How to evaluate emerging technologies in cervical cancer screening? 29 Nov 2009
• Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis on inpatient psychiatry units. 30 Oct 2009
• Be sure to get the results of your medical tests. 29 Sep 2009
• [Transient ischemic attacks] 21 Sep 2009
• Implementation of a novel microarray-based diagnostic test for cancer of unknown primary. 13 Sep 2009
• Implementation of and barriers to routine HIV screening for adolescents. 12 Sep 2009
• The effect of identifying macroprolactinemia on health-care utilization and costs in patients with elevated serum prolactin levels. 30 Aug 2009
• Laboratory referral practices in biochemical genetics in the United States. 30 Aug 2009
• Rapid screening tests for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission: systematic review and meta-analysis. 30 Aug 2009
• Mouse genetics: The check-up. 18 Aug 2009
• The US health care system: Part 1: our current system. 16 Aug 2009
• Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies accounting for disease prevalence: alternative parameterizations and model selection. 13 Aug 2009
• Semiparametric ROC surfaces for continuous diagnostic tests based on two test measurements. 13 Aug 2009
• Value of post-registration studies for reimbursement renewal. 11 Aug 2009
• Evaluation and validation of diagnostic tests for guiding therapeutic decisions. 11 Aug 2009
• Self-sampling of the vaginal fluid at home combined with high-risk HPV testing. 2 Aug 2009
• Cardiac screening before noncardiac surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Routine histopathologic evaluation in hallux valgus surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• TB diagnostic tests: how do we figure out their costs? 30 Jul 2009
• Utility of routine immunofluorescence staining for C4d in cardiac transplant recipients. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Diagnostic Tests, Routine'

Definition: Diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests and x-rays, routinely performed on all individuals or specified categories of individuals in a specified situation, e.g., patients being admitted to the hospital. These include routine tests administered to neonates.

Descriptor UI: D003955

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Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.395;

Online Note: use DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE to search PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, PREADMISSION Aug 77-81

History Note: 82; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, PREADMISSION was see under PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Aug 77-81

Technical Notes: do not confuse with PHYSICAL EXAMINATION or MASS SCREENING