Objectives. We compared two index screening tests for early diagnosis of functional pain: pressure pain measurement by electronic diagnostic equipment, which is accurate but too specialized for primary health care, versus peg testing, which is cost-saving and more easily manageable but of unknown sensitivity and specificity. Early distinction of functional (altered pain perception; nervous sens...

a major challenge as more and more different conditions have been recognised, improved diagnostic methods have developed in parallel. This paper sets out to explore a suitable investigational procedure that leaves little chance of errors. However, it has to be said that the full diagnostic investigation can require some sophisticated diagnostic equipment such as higher power ultrasonography and...

Clouds of low energy electrons frequently build up within the beam chambers of particle accelerators. In many cases, electron cloud effects (ECEs) cause beam instabilities and degradation of performance. This is of particular concern for high intensity positron rings, in which ECEs can lead to emittance blow-up. Understanding and mitigating electron cloud build up is thus of particular importan...

Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. This disease is rare in developed countries, but can occur in developing countries that face food shortages and humanitarian crises. In these countries, the diagnosis is often missed due to the lack of adequate diagnostic equipment. We report a case of scurvy in a 2-year-old boy who was diagnosed late by radiographic findings, which sugge...

The submarines responsible for the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent have carried a junior doctor as their medical officer since the program's inception. The Vanguard Class of submarine carries approximately 150 men and deploys for about 3 months at a time. One of the central tenets of submarine operations is to remain undetected and as such the submarine will only surface in an emergency, whi...

Adopting new technologies alters a hospital’s risk of liability for adverse medical events. Using 1990-1993 data from Florida hospitals, we identify all in-hospital incidents leading to malpractice claims against the hospital and physicians. Hospital innovativeness is measured by constructing a Baker-Spetz technology index in which the 22 included services are weighted by their relative rarity....

This data article describes the flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) responses, represented by changes in arterial diameter, and blood pressure changes in young adults after a single oral dose of camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) pericarp extract or placebo (cross-over design). Ten healthy men and 10 healthy women participated in this study. Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment was used to monitor arterial di...

introduction: today the prevalence of teeth decays has considerably decreased. related organizations and institutions mention several reasons for it such as improvement of decay diagnostic equipment and tools which are even capable of detecting caries in their initial stages. this resulted in reduction of costs for patients and remarkable increase in teeth life span. there are many methods for ...

OBJECTIVES Sarcopenia is an emerging clinical challenge in an ageing population and is associated with serious negative health outcomes. This study aimed to assess the current state of the art regarding the knowledge about the concept of sarcopenia and practice of the diagnostic strategy and management of sarcopenia in a cohort of Dutch healthcare professionals (physicians, physiotherapists, di...

Many of our most sophisticated hospitals are located in urban areas where available land is at a minimum. Consequently ideal sites for diagnostic equipment like PET, medical cyclotrons, and MRI scanners are not available. These sites require special structural considerations, shielding provisions, and construction access. Due to the processes involved in PET and MRI scanning, shielding for radi...