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241. Mammography | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2012 - This leads to further testing and can cause you anxiety.

242. Appendix: Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews: Test Performance Metrics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2021 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

243. Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Acute Appendicitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - and integrated diagnostic algorithms; to identify potential modifiers; and to evaluate the impact of testing

244. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews - Editorial (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - compared to a reference standard, in this case, invasive angiography) and the downstream result of testing

245. Comparative Effectiveness of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - One key issue relates to the microbiological testing method applied. … The systematic review, however, will distinguish among screening that uses a testing modality with a … Studies will be stratified by the turnaround time of the test used, rather than by the testing modality … 1 to 2 days after testing is performed); or MRSA screening using a testing modality (typically, culture … ) with a longer turnaround time (results available >2 days after testing is performed); And that

246. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - What are the adverse effects or harms associated with testing using newer and/or older markers of iron … Studies did not attribute these deaths to either testing or treatment. … What are the adverse effects or harms associated with testing using newer and/or older markers of … Studies did not attribute these deaths to either testing or any treatment. … A randomized trial of iron deficiency testing strategies in hemodialysis patients.

247. Renal-Function Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Clinically, the most important use of troponin testing is to identify patients suspected of having … If the patient presents late in the course of ACS, testing could take place during the “plateau phase … Previous reviews and meta-analyses have investigated the prognostic performance of troponin testing … 1.5 Among studies that directly compared troponin testing in patients with CKD versus patients with … Should cardiac troponin testing include other diagnostic tests, such as stress testing or echocardiography

248. Evaluating Practices and Developing Tools for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: Methods for the Joint Meta-Analysis of Multiple Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - algorithms in the frequentist and Bayesian settings, using approximate and discrete likelihoods to model testing

249. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant Use in Adults (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - safety practices such as patient and caregiver education and periodic international normalized ratio testing … for INR with remote (telephonic or internet-based) assistance for dose adjustment, self- testing for … with remote adjustment, self-testing, and multitasking application. … These provide point-of-care INR testing and warfarin dose adjustment. … Computer- assisted dosing Laboratory testing with remote adjustment Self-testing Multitasking

250. Diagnosis of Celiac Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Systematic reviews on accuracy and studies on adverse events associated with testing were included.

251. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … Formal testing for heterogeneity confirmed this finding. … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis?

252. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis? … Formal testing for heterogeneity confirmed this finding. … D-dimer testing and acute venous thromboembolism. A shortcut to accurate diagnosis?

253. Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of C. difficile: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Diagnosis of recurrent CDI is based on the recurrence of clinical symptoms, and repeat testing may not … Strength of Evidence for the Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests for C. difficile Infection Note : Diagnostic testing … Testing of stool from asymptomatic patients is not recommended. … Testing for C. difficile or its toxins should be performed only on diarrheal (unformed) stool, unless

254. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Another task in the first step is to choose the important outcomes that result from the testing encounter … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism. … versus not testing is a tossup. … A simple decision model can be used to identify a threshold for which testing versus not testing is a … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism.

255. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Another task in the first step is to choose the important outcomes that result from the testing encounter … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism. … versus not testing is a tossup. … A simple decision model can be used to identify a threshold for which testing versus not testing is a … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults With a History of Venous Thromboembolism.

256. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 10, 2024 - Likelihood ratios • False positives • False negatives Unintended consequences or adverse effects of testing … diagnostic) OR title: (diagnosed) OR title: (Measure) OR title: (test) OR title: (tests) OR title: (testing … abstract: (diagnosed) OR abstract: (Measure) OR abstract: (test) OR abstract: (tests) OR abstract: (testing … OR interview OR interviews OR diagnosis OR diagnostic OR diagnosed OR Measure OR test OR tests OR testing … OR interview OR interviews OR diagnosis OR diagnostic OR diagnosed OR Measure OR test OR tests OR testing

257. Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 08, 2025 - Adults with suspected ADHD Diagnostic Test Unintended consequences or adverse effects of testing … diagnostic) OR title: (diagnosed) OR title: (Measure) OR title: (test) OR title: (tests) OR title: (testing … abstract: (diagnosed) OR abstract: (Measure) OR abstract: (test) OR abstract: (tests) OR abstract: (testing … OR interview OR interviews OR diagnosis OR diagnostic OR diagnosed OR Measure OR test OR tests OR testing … OR interview OR interviews OR diagnosis OR diagnostic OR diagnosed OR Measure OR test OR tests OR testing

258. Diagnostic Imaging | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 13, 2012 - of Treatment Modalities Systematic Review Archived February 29, 2012 Fecal DNA Testing … Research Protocol Archived May 18, 2011 Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing

259. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - Positive predictive value: the probability of a woman actually having breast cancer after testing positive … Negative predictive value: the probability of a woman actually not having breast cancer after testing

260. Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Two studies for a total of 44 boys accurately predicted anorchia using hormonal stimulation testing. … Hormonal stimulation testing may predict anorchia, but evidence is insufficient, with only two studies