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201. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Interventions: Diagnostic tests: tests for toxin producing C. difficile , such as enzyme immunoassays … laboratory tests), other diagnostic test interventions listed above. … Tests for technical feasibility and cost characteristics will be excluded. … Tests must be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and in current use. … Studies which used in-house laboratory cell cytotoxicity tests will be excluded.

202. 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 - Great variability existed in administering diagnostic tests and in assessing those tests. … WMC data compared with other tests in nondiseased populations 9 10. Concurrent tests 10 11. … of those tests. … WMC data compared with other tests in non-diseased populations 9 10. Concurrent tests 10 11. … Concurrent tests 1 2 2 4 9 10 11.

203. Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - Followup tests and breast biopsy If a shadow is seen on your mammogram, a lump is felt, or you have … other symptoms, your doctor will likely do more tests. … These tests tell your doctor if you need a biopsy. … Most women who have followup tests find out they do not need a biopsy. … You also may need more imaging tests or surgery.

204. Clostridium difficile Infection Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - tests for the presence of the organism followed by a second test for toxins if the first step test is … Tests to validate a technique in “known” or proven samples Tests in which the reference standard … is not applied to all samples Tests examining cost characteristics Tests not commercially available … Tests only typing C. difficile strains. … Tests establishing proof of concept for new testing techniques (such as fecal calprotectin)

205. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - CRC-screening tests use different approaches, including stool-based tests and direct-visualization methods … Available fecal DNA tests are instead offered as a direct-to-consumer laboratory-developed test; such … In combination with other screening tests? … Fecal DNA tests may be performed alone or in combination with other CRC-screening tests. … Performance improvements of stool-based screening tests. [Review].

206. Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of C. difficile: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - summary of a systematic review that evaluated the recent evidence regarding the accuracy of diagnostic tests … isothermal amplification (LAMP) and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), (2) tests for disease- generating … The current review aimed to update a 2011 review regarding the accuracy of CDI diagnostic tests and the … Conclusions Diagnosis of CDI : Nucleic acid amplification tests have high sensitivity and specificity … Evidence Table 1: Summary of Key Findings and Strength of Evidence for the Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests

207. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2021 - Various tests, including spirometry pre and post bronchodilator, and bronchoprovocation may be used by … More recently, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) has been added to the list of tests clinicians … There are some data 9-11 to suggest that FeNO compares favorably to other predictive tests to address … In addition to have some possible advantages over other tests to select treatment and measure response … Improved tests for a random effects meta-regression with a single covariate.

208. Celiac-Disease Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - , which include combination tests and algorithms, remain controversial. … New research has found DGP tests to be more accurate than tTG tests in small children; strength of evidence … of IgA tTG tests and excellent specificity of both IgA tTG and IgA EmA tests reported in prior SRs … tTG tests. … IgA DGP and IgG DGP tests are not as sensitive as IgA tTG tests in non–IgA-deficient adults.

209. Bladder Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2023 - and frequent, urgent urination Bladder cancer Doctors diagnose bladder diseases using different tests … These include urine tests , x-rays, and an examination of the bladder wall with a scope called a cystoscope

210. Test-Performance-Metrics Appendixes (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2005 - Screening tests typically operate in the less shaded areas, whereas confirmatory tests used to rule … 10 or more and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.1 or less are considered to represent informative tests … diagnostic odds ratios to weigh sensitivity and specificity separately, and to distinguish between tests … with high sensitivity and low specificity and tests with low sensitivity and high specificity.

211. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 08, 2014 - Imaging Tests This section discusses several types of imaging tests used in the process of staging SCLC … The study must have provided data comparing two or more tests (or test strategies). … Grading a body of evidence on diagnostic tests (AHRQ publication no. 12-EHC079-EF). … patient’s true condition changed between tests)? … standard was unknowable until after the tests were read)?

212. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2013 - can be crudely divided into noninvasive and invasive tests. … , staging tests using noninvasive means are also important. … This review will focus on noninvasive imaging tests for staging. … Imaging tests can be broadly divided into two categories—some tests primarily provide anatomical information … and experimental imaging tests from inclusion in the report.

213. Bone Marrow Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 29, 2023 - Tests for bone marrow diseases include blood and bone marrow tests.

214. AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2020 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/methods-guidance-tests … Applies the same principles for assessing treatments to issues and challenges in assessing medical tests … , and highlights areas where different qualities of medical tests necessitate a different or variation

215. Ultrasound | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 12, 2019 - for Coronary Artery Disease Systematic Review Archived September 23, 2014 Imaging Tests … for Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Protocol Archived August 9, 2013 Imaging Tests … and Treatment Systematic Review Archived February 13, 2012 Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests

216. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - To conduct a systematic review and synthesize evidence for differences in the accuracy of diagnostic tests … High-quality direct comparison studies were used to examine differences in diagnostic tests. … Evidence on diagnostic tests was quantitatively synthesized focusing on differences between test sensitivities … Limited evidence suggests that tests for genes related to the production of C. difficile toxins may

217. Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 12, 2020 - Diverticulosis is often found through tests ordered for something else. … Your doctor will do a physical exam and imaging tests to diagnose it.

218. Executive Summary CER 171: Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2011 - Noninvasive diagnostic tests can be broadly divided into two categories: functional tests and anatomic … tests. … • What is the comparative effectiveness of anatomic tests versus functional tests in those who are … • What is the comparative effectiveness of anatomic tests versus functional tests in those who are … Older studies of established tests (particularly functional tests) may not be as applicable in light

219. RENAL MASS AND LOCALIZED RENAL CANCER *the following questions are recommended to address the healthcare tests and/or treatments this program should consider: • What indicators can be used to predict malignancy and/or aggressiveness of… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - MASS AND LOCALIZED RENAL CANCER *the following questions are recommended to address the healthcare tests … MASS AND LOCALIZED RENAL CANCER *the following questions are recommended to address the healthcare tests … MASS AND LOCALIZED RENAL CANCER *the following questions are recommended to address the healthcare tests … Medical co-morbidities (quantified with Charlson Index or other measures) Blood and urine laboratory tests … MASS AND LOCALIZED RENAL CANCER *the following questions are recommended to address the healthcare tests

220. Creatinine | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     Blood (serum) and urine tests can check your creatinine levels. … The tests are done to check how well your kidneys are working.