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201. Quantitative Synthesis II: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     September 02, 2013 - Case reports are hypothesis generating rather than hypothesis testing. … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses of whether one intervention is … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses that one intervention is associated

202. Quantitative Synthesis II: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     September 02, 2013 - Case reports are hypothesis generating rather than hypothesis testing. … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses of whether one intervention is … Cohort and case-control studies are well suited for testing hypotheses that one intervention is associated

203. Liver Function Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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204. Blood Count Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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205. Slide 1 (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2012 - questioning by participants – Problem – may assume adversarial positions • Pretesting, cognitive testing

206. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Clinical testing of high-spatial-resolution parametric contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the breast.

207. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2010 - Protocol Project Title: Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic- Citrullinated Peptide Testing … No systematic reviews examining ANA for pediatric SLE or RF and CCP testing for JIA were identified … of symptoms KQ.3: What are the diagnostic performance characteristics of the ANA, RF, and CCP testing … Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing. Pediatr Rev 2003;24:320-1. 4. Syed RH, Gilliam BE, Moore TL. … Anti-CCP antibody testing as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in rheumatoid arthritis.

208. Mental Health | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 03, 2014 - September 30, 2012 Additional Patient Outcomes and Alternative Pathways in Evaluations of Testing

209. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2008 - Largely because of widespread PSA testing, the lifetime risk of being detected with prostate cancer in … PSA testing detects more tumors, at an earlier stage, with smaller volume within each stage, and at an … Few enrolled men had prostate cancers waiting detected by PSA testing. … Prostate cancers not detected by PSA testing. … Only 5% of enrollees had prostate cancer detected by PSA testing.

210. Comparative Effectiveness of Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 15, 2010 - Preoperative testing People with sleep apnea are at increased risk of surgical and anesthesia-related … KQ3: How does phased testing (screening tests or battery followed by full test) compare to full testing … Key question 3 evaluates phased testing. We will not otherwise review the order of testing. … covered in the systematic review (in background material / introduction of report) KQ 2 Formal testing … For program testing and training purposes, we will manually screen 1000 abstracts, each twice.

211. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 2 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - medical test review are: to identify and synthesize evidence to evaluate the impacts of alternative testing … The analytic framework was of limited value, as several possible relevant testing strategies were not … The testing strategy in the lower portion of the decision tree entails performing biopsy in all patients … Noninvasive carotid artery testing. A meta- analytic review. … HER2 Testing to Manage Patients With Breast Cancer or Other Solid Tumors.

212. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 7 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - standard tools for grading evidence were designed for questions about treatment rather than diagnostic testing … The degree of harms from false positives depends on the invasiveness of further testing or treatment … versus not testing is a toss-up—where net benefits are equivalent to net harms. … The impact of plausible unmeasured confounders may be relevant to testing strategies that predict outcomes … Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults with a History of Venous Thromboembolism.

213. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 08, 2013 - CER #50: Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children Original release date: March, 2012 Surveillance Report: March, 2013 Key Findings: - All conclusions from the original CER are up to date. Summary Decisio…

214. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 50 Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children Executive Summary Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common in children and adolescents, with an estimated prevalence rangin…

215. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2024 - Additionally, owing to the overlapping findings of the C. difficile testing chapter in MHS III, our … rapid response also subsumes the C. difficile surveillance and testing topics as they relate to ASC … difficile testing in 2017 has led to an acceleration in publications evaluating C. difficile testing … Holding firm: Use of clinical correlation to improve Clostridioides difficile testing. … , time to testing, and mandatory reporting.

216. Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2012 - We have indicated that IIF is the gold standard for ANA testing and have referenced the ACR consensus … I am not sure that the authors have a clear understanding of ANA testing. … the utility of ANA testing in children with MSK pain. … We have reworded the introduction to address changes in ANA testing (p 2-3). … The authors do not address the issue of changes in ANA testing at all.

217. Appendicitis Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Rationale for Evidence Review Accurate testing of patients presenting with symptoms consistent with … For the populations listed under Key Question 1a, what is the effect of alternative testing strategies … What factors modify the comparative effectiveness of testing for patients with RLQ pain and suspected … It is likely that the lack of separation between the training and testing datasets led to optimistic … Adverse Events of Testing Information on harms was often incomplete and poorly reported.

218. Skin Conditions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 08, 2017 - Treatments for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin Systematic Review December 8, 2017 Technical Brief: Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques Research Protocol Archived August 23, 2010 Systematic Review of Treatments f…

219. Breast Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 13, 2012 - Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review Systematic Review Archived February 13, 2012 Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Systematic Review Archived February 9, 2006 Data Points #14: Use of endocrine t…

220. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - what it measures, how it is done, how clinical specimens are obtained, processed, and stored for testing … What is the applicable testing scenario? … Cost effectiveness: Do the improvements in patient outcomes justify the additional costs of testing … Were the subjects somehow referred or selected for testing? What was the testing scenario? 3.