Is Dementia Screening of Apparently Healthy Individuals Justified?

Is Dementia Screening of Apparently Healthy Individuals Justified?

Despite efforts to raise awareness and develop guidelines for care of individuals with dementia, reports of poor detection and inadequate management persist. This has led to a call for more identification of people with dementia, that is, screening individuals who may or may not complain of symptoms of dementia in both acute settings and primary care. The following should be considered before r...

Serum ALT level in apparently healthy individuals

Profile of the circulating DNA in apparently healthy individuals.

BACKGROUND Circulating nucleic acids (CNAs) have been shown to have diagnostic utility in human diseases. The aim of this study was to sequence and organize CNAs to document typical profiles of circulating DNA in apparently healthy individuals. METHODS Serum DNA from 51 apparently healthy humans was extracted, amplified, sequenced via pyrosequencing (454 Life Sciences/Roche Diagnostics), and ...

The Isolation of Brucella Organisms from Apparently Healthy Individuals *

Although the etiological agent of brucellosis has been known for many years, this widespread infection remains one of the greatest enigmas in modern medicine. Perhaps the principal source of confusion is the difficulty of establishing a definite diagnosis of brucellosis. This is particularly true of the chronic form of this disease. While the history, clinical picture, laboratory procedures, in...

Results of Screening of Apparently Healthy Senior and Geriatric Dogs

BACKGROUND There is a growing interest in health care of elderly dogs; however, scientific information about physical and laboratory examination findings in this age group is limited. OBJECTIVES To describe systolic blood pressure (SBP), and results of physical examination and laboratory tests in senior and geriatric dogs that were judged by the owner to be healthy. ANIMALS Hundred client-o...