Diagnostic value of microtympanometry in primary care.

Diagnostic value of microtympanometry in primary care.

OBJECTIVE To determine the reliability, validity, and feasibility of a new hand held microtympanometer. DESIGN Comparison of microtympanometry by two independent observations of a general practitioner and a nurse, and against a validated reference instrument. SETTING Primary care health centre of a school for the deaf in the United States. SUBJECTS 111 schoolchildren receiving a regular c...

Diagnostic accuracy of spirometry in primary care

BACKGROUND To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of spirometry for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in patients suspected of suffering from an obstructive airway disease (OAD) in primary care. METHODS Cross sectional diagnostic study of 219 adult patients attending 10 general practices for the first time with complaints suspicio...

Diagnostic value of symptoms of oesophagogastric cancers in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Selection of primary care patients for investigation of potential oesophagogastric cancer is difficult, as the symptoms may represent benign conditions, which are also more common. AIM To review systematically the presenting features of oesophagogastric cancers in primary care, including open-access endoscopy clinics. DESIGN AND SETTING Systematic review and meta-analysis. METH...

The diagnostic value of symptoms for colorectal cancer in primary care: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND Over 37,000 new colorectal cancers are diagnosed in the UK each year. Most present symptomatically to primary care. AIM To conduct a systematic review of the diagnostic value of symptoms associated with colorectal cancer. DESIGN Systematic review. METHOD MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL were searched to February 2010, for diagnostic studies of symptomatic adult pat...

The diagnostic value of symptoms for colorectal cancer in primary care.