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341. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Fecal Tests Evidence about the harms of fecal tests is lacking (in- adequate), but the USPSTF assesses … Screening Tests The relative sensitivity and specificity of the different colorectal screening tests … when compared with established stool tests (15, 16). … Compared with the older stool tests (for example, Hemoc- cult II), the newer stool-based tests are more … Subscribers may take the tests free of charge.

342. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 07, 2016 - Screening Tests There are numerous screening tests for syphilis. … The most common is a combination of nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests. … Most common is a combination of nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests. … Screening Tests Current screening tests for syphilis rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct … Positive results on both tests indicate past or present syphilis infection.

343. Santa_ECCS2012 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Slide 7: Comparison of Heart Disease Screening  Tests  (1 of 2) • Began  with the grades used … the ratings in five tiers, using Consumer Reports symbols. • Found  that: o Highly  rated  tests …  underused   o Poorly  rated  tests  overused Slide 8: Comparison of Heart Disease Screening …  Tests  (2 of 2) Image of Consumer Reports Heart/Vascular  Prevention Test Ratings: Asymptomatic … Slide 10: Cardiovascular Screening  Tests  in Healthy People 40 to 60 Years  of Age (2 of 2) •

344. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - There is good evidence that commonly used visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, the cover-uncover … Four studies evaluated visual acuity tests (Lea symbols and HOTV tests), 3 evaluated stereoacuity tests … tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus, photoscreeners, autorefractors) Exclude studies … available in primary care settings (eg, visual acuity tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus … tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus, photoscreeners, autorefractors) Exclude studies

345. Diagnostic Delay in the Emergency Department | PSNet
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     September 18, 2024 - While waiting for the diagnostic tests, the patient had progressively severe pain, requiring relatively … Blood test results (including liver function tests) were normal except for an elevated creatinine level … Initial laboratory and imaging tests ordered for this patient seemed appropriate. … Thus, an urgent CT scan would have been an appropriate next step, along with additional laboratory tests … and problems performing diagnostic tests in a timely manner.

346. Treatment Challenges After Discharge | PSNet
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     January 03, 2017 - Appreciate the problems related to tests pending at hospital discharge and best practices to address … Despite their best intentions, practitioners cannot manage these tests on their own. … Tests pending at discharge (TPADs) are common and can impact patient care. … : characterizing tests pending at discharge. J Hosp Med. 2010;5(suppl 2):S21. In press. 14. … Catch as catch can: how physicians manage tests pending at discharge.

347. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 05, 2017 - , stereoacuity tests, ocular alignment tests, autorefractors, photoscreeners, and retinal birefringence … visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, and ocular alignment tests (eTables 6-7 in the Supplement). … tests. … Testability may limit the utility of some screening tests, especially clinical tests, in children younger … The VIP study, the largest to directly compare multiple tests, generally found similar LRs across tests

348. Improving Quality through Health Information Technology : Testing the Feasibility and Assessing the Impact of Using Existing Health Information Technology Infrastructure for Better Care Delivery - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2009 - examines how health IT tools can improve compliance, efficiency, and quality of care by reducing duplicate tests … and improve both the efficiency and quality of care by reducing the numbers of duplicate laboratory tests … Implementation of the EHR had limited measurable short-term impact on laboratory followup and duplicate tests … The rate of duplicate viral load tests for HIV at each center was low both pre- and post-implementation … post-implementation was evident on several measures, including CD4, lipid profile, and liver function tests

349. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2001 - Until the advent of urine-based screening tests, routine screening of men was rarely performed. … tests and rarely with culture tests. … CDC) is developing laboratory guidelines that outline the advantages and disadvantages of available tests … New tests that use urine specimens provide a noninvasive method of screening both men and women. … The sensitivities and specificities of nucleic acid amplification tests are all high, ranging from 82%

350. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2021 - acknowledged having unprotected sex with male partners, but reported a history of multiple negative tests … Generally, in primary and secondary syphilis, both tests are expected to be positive and concordant … or two reactive treponemal tests are expected. … In this particular case, the RPR was non-reactive and the treponemal tests were reactive when these … Performance of treponemal tests for the diagnosis of syphilis.

351. Glaucoma-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - KQ3 What is the predictive value of screening tests for open- angle glaucoma? … individual or combination tests. … Based on analyses of the common criterion for each test, test accuracy, combination tests, tests for … comprise the candidate tests under investigation. … The tests used to diagnose glaucoma are categorized broadly into tests of optic nerve structure or

352. Introduction to the SID (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Day of service (SERVDAY) for some files For example, if a patient had five laboratory tests, there are … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the

353. Screening for Gonorrhea: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - There is fair evidence that screening tests can accurately detect gonorrhea infection and good evience … There is fair evidence that non-invasive screening tests can accurately detect gonorrhea infection … Newer screening tests, including nucleic acid amplification tests and nucleic acid hybridization tests … , and nucleic acid hybridization tests (nucleic acid probes). … Vaginal swabs may also be used with certain nucleic acid amplification tests.

354. Introduction to the SASD (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Day of service (SERVDAY) for some files For example, if a patient had five laboratory tests, there … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Day of service (SERVDAY) for some files For example, if a patient had five laboratory tests, there … Day of service (SERVDAY) for some files For example, if a patient had five laboratory tests, there

355. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 22, 2011 - variants and phenotypic tests for platelet reactivity. … standardized than tests of reactivity. … The figure illustrates that results of genetic tests for CYP2C19 or of phenotypic tests of platelet … Various randomized designs can be used to evaluate medical tests. … of platelet reactivity as “phenotypic tests” (see above).

356. untitled (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2016 - While HSV-1 infection can be identified by serologic tests, the tests cannot determine if the site of … While serologic screening tests can detect HSV-1 infection, the tests cannot determine if the site of … No stud- ies have examined the screening accuracy of serologic HSV tests in pregnant women. … While HSV-1 in- fection can be detected through serologic tests, these tests cannot determine the site … , the tests cannot determine if the site of infection is oral or genital.

357. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - Detection There are numerous screening tests for syphilis. … Most common is a combination of nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests. … There are numerous screening tests for syphilis. … Screening Tests Current screening tests for syphilis rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct … Positive results on both tests indicate past or present syphilis infection.

358. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2016 - requires that providers accurately communicate risks and benefits of potential treatment options and tests … found that regardless of level of training, physicians overestimated both the harms and benefits of tests … patient-participation-current-knowledge-and-applicability-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review

359. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP STATE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DATABASES (SEDD)
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     June 01, 2022 - Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the … Consider the example of a patient that had five laboratory tests from different revenue centers in the

360. Kid 2016 Maskedstats Hospital (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - 70269 Median 21885.00 Variance 4937754367 Mode 20836.00 Range 305227 Interquartile Range 63449 Tests … Moments Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles S_CMPB_U Moments … Basic Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles S_DISC_U Moments Basic … Measures of Location and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles S_HOSP_U Moments Basic Measures … and Variability Tests For Location Quantiles