Tag: Screening
USPSTF Recommends Screening for Syphilis Infection
Grade A recommendation for screening in non-pregnant persons at increased risk of infection
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assay Shows Efficiency in ER
Findings for use in MI diagnosis/exclusion in emergency department for chest pain
Next-Generation Sequencing Can ID Rare Diseases in Newborns
Technique, performed in a hospital-based laboratory, offers timely results
Nonexperts Can Be Trained to Interpret RHD Echocardiograms
Short computer course can train nonexperts to interpret rheumatic heart disease screening ECGs
CDC Updates Zika Testing Guidance for Urine Samples
CDC recs for Zika virus testing of serum and other clinical specimens remain unchanged at this time
Portable, Rapid, Low-Cost Zika Test Shows Promise in Monkeys
Easy-to-use screening would benefit doctors working miles from hospital
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Celiac Disease Screening
Evidence is inadequate for assessing harms, benefits of screening in asymptomatic individuals
SLICC/ACR Criteria Don’t ID Severe Internal Disease in SCLE
Clinicians should not rely on these
criteria in subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Detecting, Isolating C. difficile Carriers Beneficial
Strategy linked to decrease in the incidence of health care-associated C. difficile infection
No Solid Evidence for Pre-Participation Screens in Athletes
Few people at risk for sudden cardiac death identified with the most basic type of screening
