نتایج جستجو برای: screening criteria
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BACKGROUND Black patients have higher lung cancer risk despite lower pack years of smoking. We assessed lung cancer risk by race, ethnicity, and sex among a nationally representative population eligible for lung cancer screening based on Medicare criteria. METHODS We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2012 to assess lung cancer risk by sex, race and ethn...
BACKGROUND The influence of different diagnostic thresholds for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on pregnancy outcomes is not fully understood. Degrees of glucose intolerance according to the Carpenter-Coustan (CC) criteria were less severe than the National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) criteria for GDM. Recent studies have shown inconsistent results regarding the risk of adverse pregnancy out...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common metabolic complications of pregnancy. Ever since the first systematic evaluation of the oral glucose tolerance test by O'Sullivan and colleagues was carried out in 1964, there has been controversy with respect to the optimal screening and diagnostic criteria to detect GDM. The recently proposed International Association of Diabetes a...
OBJECTIVE To validate the recently published consensus criteria for screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS A large, consecutive case series of commercial drivers was screened for OSA at a single occupational medicine clinic and those screening positive were referred for overnight polysomnography. RESULTS One hundred ninety (13%) of 1443 individuals having co...
A workshop to evaluate the reported increasing trend in the incidence rate of primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) identified by newborn screening was held February 27 and 28, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia, and was sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center. Through ...
Aldosterone plays a role in hypertension, and hypertension is prevalent in patients with insulin resistance. Cross-sectional studies have reported that plasma aldosterone levels are higher in patients with insulin resistance. However, it is not known whether plasma aldosterone levels predict the development of insulin resistance. Subjects of the present study were 1235 local residents (490 men ...
BACKGROUND Dental caries is one of the commonest oral diseases in children. Despite this fact, not much attention has been given to studies on this issue among suburban Nigerian children. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of dental caries, dental attendance and oral health behaviours among the 12- year-old suburban Nigerian children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Four hundred and two schoolchi...
background: cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran. colorectal cancer is an ideal tumor for screening. therefore, early diagnosis through screening can reduce its prevalence and mortality. on the other hand, knowledge of practitioners about screening programs has a direct relationship with their performance. methods: in the present cross-sectional-educational study, knowledge, a...
BACKGROUND There is great interest in reducing the number of automated complete blood counts requiring manual blood smear reviews without sacrificing the quality of patient care. This study was aimed at evaluating and establishing appropriate screening criteria for manual blood smear reviews to improve the performance in a hematology laboratory. METHOD A total of 1977 consecutive samples from...
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