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August 18, 2023 - Basic lab testing, autoimmune
screening, 6-minute walk test,
pulmonary function testing, chest
imaging … Diagnostic workup (lab testing,
echocardiogram, pulmonary function
testing, electrocardiogram)
Referral … Lung function testing at 3, 6,
and 12 months
5. … Additional diagnostic testing
as needed (e.g., cardiac testing,
neurocognitive testing)
Abbreviations … Repeated specialty testing at least
every 4-6 months.
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April 01, 2012 - conducted alone or in any possible
combination (including multi-component simultaneous or
sequential testing … conducted alone or in any possible
combination (including multi-component simultaneous or
sequential testing … conducted alone or in any possible
combination (including multi-component simultaneous or
sequential testing … .." was included to
emphasize that we were not including studies of persons
identified from prior testing … Peer Reviewer #3 Results Not sure why “Testing in house scoring system” was a
reason for excluding:
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May 02, 2011 - gammopathy of undetermined
significance, and amyloidosis
Less sensitive and more variable
than SFLC testing … could differ depending
on the PCD, and specific diseases, such as AL amyloidosis, still require urine testing … diagnosis of PCD (MM, NSMM, or AL
amyloidosis) with and without measurable disease by traditional testing … Comparators
Traditional testing:
o SPEP, UPEP, SIFE, and UIFE. … In general, the figure illustrates how serum-free light chain analysis versus traditional
testing (serum
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November 01, 2011 - of types of basic
clinical epidemiology considerations that are important to evaluating
the role a testing … False negatives are
not considered as adverse events associated with
testing. … Part of the problem with many studies of diagnostic testing studies
(including those that I am familiar … There is a tremendous amount of variability in diagnostic
testing, and further study conduction with … set of implicaitions (and need for
documentation and research) vs. if it is to triage for further testing
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Methods Guide – Chapter
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September 01, 2013
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often occurs in the setting of surveillance or in the use
of periodic testing … imaging on intermediate
outcomes related to clinical decisionmaking (e.g.,
subsequent diagnostic testing
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June 01, 2012 - Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
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Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
September 01, 2013
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June 01, 2012 - Assessing Applicability of Medical Test Studies in Systematic Reviews
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November 04, 2010
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June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 6: Assessing Applicability of Medical Test Studies in Systematic Reviews
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June 01, 2012 - Choosing the Important Outcomes for a Systematic Review of a Medical Test
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November 04, 2010
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June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 3: Choosing the Important Outcomes for a Systematic Review of a Medical Test
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June 01, 2012 - Meta-Analysis of Test Performance When There Is a "Gold Standard"
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November 04, 2010
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June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 8: Meta-Analysis of Test Performance When There Is a “Gold Standard”
September 01, 2013
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June 01, 2012 - Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies
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Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies
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June 01, 2012 - Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a "Gold Standard"
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Methods Guide – Chapter
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