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21. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - megacolon, secondary bowel ischemia, and perforation), that have resulted in hospitalization and, rarely, blood

22. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Centers collecting and processing the stool also typically screen transplant recipients for similar … Reported costs associated with screening donor blood and stool for contagious agents, preparation of … Screening, collection, and preparation of the stool would be additional costs. … Reported costs associated with screening donor blood and stool for contagious agents, preparation of … Screening, collection, and preparation of the stool would be additional costs.

23. Dietary-Supplements Surveillance (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Additionally, for nongradable outcomes such as C-reactive protein and blood coagulation parameters … No significant between-group differences were observed across outcomes such as fasting blood glucose … Wide confidence intervals for differences in bleeding and fasting blood glucose precluded drawing … Omacor found side effects that included belching, heartburn or reflux, nausea and vomiting, loose stool … liver impairment or abnormal platelet count or diabetes; use of clopidogrel, warfarin, or NSAIDS stool

24. Febrile-Infants-Diagnosis-Management Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - The presence of SBI was determined by confirming bacterial growth in blood, CSF, stool, and/or urine … 10 WBC/hpf Urine Gram stain negative CSF Gram stain negative Chest radiograph: no infiltrate Stool … : no blood, few or no WBCs on smear (if indicated) Band- neutrophil ratio < 0.2 CSF: NA (no lumbar … puncture is indicated) WBC > 5,000 and <15,000/mm3 ABC < 1,500 UA ≤ 10 WBC/hpf Stool: WBC ≤ 5 … Should complete blood count be part of the evaluation of febrile infants aged <=2 months?

25. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 19, 2010 - and communication are very different from those assessing discrete, concrete events like fecal occult blood … uncomplicated all of the following should be assessed: · history of onset and duration,· number of stools and stool

26. Clostridium difficile Infection Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 23, 2014 - comorbidities, and use of gastric acid suppressant medications. 14 Mortality is associated with age, white blood … immunochormatography assays) Tests for toxins Two step strategies DNA amplification (PCR, LAMP) Tests of stool … calprotectin) Comparator groups Reference Standard: cell cytotoxicity assay and/or toxigenic stool … Impact of changes in Clostridium difficile testing practices on stool rejection policies and C. difficile

27. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
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    December 23, 2014 - comorbidities, and use of gastric acid suppressant medications.14 Mortality is associated with age, white blood … immunochormatography assays) • Tests for toxins • Two step strategies • DNA amplification (PCR, LAMP) Tests of stool … fecal calprotectin) Comparator groups Reference Standard: cell cytotoxicity assay and/or toxigenic stool … Impact of changes in clostridium difficile testing practices on stool rejection policies and C. difficile

28. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - Although colonic and gastric dysmotility are not as common as high blood pressure or diabetes, the burden … decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools that is accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool … gastric emptying study performance to be optimal and reproducible, the patients should have controlled blood … protocol, prespecify which protocol and timing of ingestion Prespecify x-ray timing to document stool … Although colonic and gastric dysmotility are not as common as high blood pressure or diabetes, the burden

29. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-testing_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - communication are very different from those assessing discrete, concrete events like fecal occult blood … uncomplicated all of the following should be assessed: · history of onset and duration,· number of stools and stool

30. Disposition of Comment Report for Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2013 - and the inability to coordinate the series of events necessary to allow the normal evacuation of stool … decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools that is accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood, iron deficiency anemia, or any other … decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools that is accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool

31. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 12, 2019 - Flexible sigmoidoscopy and barium enema Limited colonoscopy (e.g., left-sided) Virtual colonoscopy Stool … abscess, other pericolonic infection, perforation, or fistula; usually associated with fever and/or blood … in the stool.

32. Abdominal Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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33. Appendixes A-E (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - o Improvements in surrogate outcomes:  Blood pressure,  A1C  LDL-cholesterol, but not total … Nonpatient-centered care (n=3,718) Blood pressure check: Patient-centered care vs. … Nonpatient-centered care (n=3,718) Blood stool test: Patient-centered care vs. … stool tests (OR: 0.83, 95% CI: 0.72, 0.90) Age: 1-year increase of age was associated with a 2% … cholesterol check, routine checkup, blood stool test.

34. EHC Research Protocol: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2019 - sigmoidoscopy and barium enema • Limited colonoscopy (e.g., left-sided) • Virtual colonoscopy • Stool … abscess, other pericolonic infection, perforation, or fistula; usually associated with fever and/or blood … in the stool.

35. Ulcerative Colitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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36. Colonic Polyps | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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37. Helicobacter Pylori Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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38. Digestive Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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39. Digestive Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 20, 2013 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs Systematic Review Archived May 20, 2013 Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative E…

40. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2014 - actions include suppressing gastric motility; stimulating intestinal nutrient transport, intestinal blood … history, performing a physical examination, and evaluating diagnostic tests.21 These tests may include blood … nutrient levels in the bloodstream, abdominal x-rays or ultrasound to provide images of the abdomen, stool-sample