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Muscle quality as a complementary prognostic tool in conjunction with sarcopenia assessment in younger and older individuals
... In conclusion, an important finding of the present study was the low number of older individuals identified as sar- copenic, and the similarity of two established definitions in detecting these individuals despite large ...
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A prognostic tool to identify adolescents at high risk of becoming daily smokers
... characteristics which can be assessed easily and rapidly (within 1-2 minutes) in a clinical (or even non-clinical) setting. One item, intention to smoke, that was not col- lected in the NDIT could potentially contribute ...
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UTILITY OF TAILA BINDU PARIKSHA AS PROGNOSTIC TOOL IN ADVANCE STAGE PROSTATE CANCER .......
... Present study of Mutra Taila bindu pariksha, a simple and cost effective method; aims at finding whether it is still valid to consider as one of the prognostic tool[r] ...
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Sonographic Measurement of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter: A Prognostic Tool for Childhood Cerebral Malaria?
... a prognostic tool for children suffering from CM and thus contribute to providing their better care? The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible prognostic role of sono- graphic measurement of ...
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Four-miRNA signature as a prognostic tool for lung adenocarcinoma
... the prognostic value of these differentially expressed miRNAs and found a four-miRNA signature that could effectively predict patient ...novel prognostic tool for LUAD, and that our functional ...
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Improvement of CRB-65 as a prognostic tool in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia
... In conclusion, this study indicates that in patients with CAP, adding data on the existence of some speci fi ed underlying disease and the presence of hypoxaemia to the simple CRB-65 prognostic score will improve ...
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A novel sialyl LeX expression score as a potential prognostic tool in colorectal cancer
... Adjuvant chemotherapy is generally recommended for UICC III and IV tumors despite the associated toxicities [4,5]. Patients’ outcome varies widely between stages with a worse outcome from stage I to IV, but also within ...
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Activity of the Enzyme Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) as a Prognostic Tool for Heart Failures
... The glutathione acts as a competitive inhibitor as the Km increases while the maximum velocity (Vmax) remains consistent with the increasing concentration of competitive inhibitor. Accordingly, it could be possible to ...
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AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING PROFILE AS A USEFUL PROGNOSTIC TOOL IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERTENSION
... Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) devices are increasingly being used in the assessment of hypertension. The purpose of the study was to investigate patient’s diurnal BP variation and to further determine the ...
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Central venous to arterial carbon dioxide difference as a prognostic tool in high risk surgical patients
... complementary tool to detect persistent tissue hypoperfusion that could be included as an additional step in the algorithms of early goal-directed therapy ...
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Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score – a prognostic tool in coronary artery disease?
... Calcium score measurement in patients with normal stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, may be useful in risk stratification of the patients.. Further prospective studies with [r] ...
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Carotid ultrasound investigation as a prognostic tool for patients with diabetes mellitus
... Diabetes as well as carotid atherosclerosis are fre- quently referred to as “silent killers” and our study not only confirms, but also emphasizes the strong additive effect of both risk factors. The prevalence of carotid ...
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TAIL BINDU MUTRA PARIKSHA – AN IMPORTANT PROGNOSTIC TOOL .......
... Few prognostic parameters are present- ly used for assessing the disease outcome but most of them are costly and not widely available and even the best prognostic mod- els performs ...
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B Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Prognostic Marker in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma and Pneumonia
... Acute pulmonary diseases are major cause of morbidity and hospitalization. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of disability, and it's the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. ...
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding after open heart surgery in children: a review
... a prognostic tool to predict the risk of re-bleeding and mortality for the adult patients presented with upper GI bleeding using both clinical and endoscopic criteria, see Table (1) (Kim ...
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The premarket assessment of the cost-effectiveness of a predictive technology “Straticyte™” for the early detection of oral cancer: a decision analytic model
... Step#1:Narowing the scope of the economic evaluation, building a conceptual economic model and drafting scenarios for the new prognostic tool (i.e. Straticyte ™ ); Step #2: Inventory of [r] ...
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Plasma protein electrophoresis in green iguanas (Iguana iguana) suffering from hepatic, renal and inflammatory skin diseases
... Cray et al. (1995) recommended using electropho- resis in clinical practice in exotic birds, particularly to diagnose psittacosis, chronic active hepatitis, systemic mycotic diseases, egg yolk peritonitis and acute ...
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Serum Albumin Levels in Emergency Patients with Low BMI
... An albumin level of 3.3 g/dL can be a threshold point for life prognosis. Hy- poalbuminemia influences morbidity and mortality by adversely affecting vari- ous organ functions, the immune system, and wound healing [9]. ...
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A Tool to Identify Adolescents at Risk of Cigarette Smoking Initiation
... a prognostic tool to assist clinicians rapidly identify youth at risk of transitioning from never to ever smoking is a major barrier to ...12-item prognostic tool for use in clinical practice ...
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The prognostic significance of nutritional status using malnutrition universal screening tool in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
... A number of nutrition screening tools have therefore been developed. MUST is a well-validated and reliable screening tool. Stratton et al. showed that MUST has predictive validity in an elderly hospitalized ...
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