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Ultrasound should be the first type of imaging used to assess pelvic symptoms in women

Ob-Gyns Say Use Ultrasound First for Pelvic Symptoms

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It's safer, cheaper than other types of imaging, doctors say
Exogenous progesterone seems to increase nuchal translucency

Exogenous Progesterone Increases Nuchal Translucency

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Increase also seen in women at low risk for fetal aneuploidies
Urine aquaporin-1 and perilipin-2 seem to have utility as biomarkers for diagnosing malignant clear cell or papillary renal cell carcinoma in a screening paradigm

New Urine Biomarkers Identified for Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Clinical utility, specificity, and sensitivity for urine aquaporin-1 and perilipin-2
Handheld echocardiography and auscultation improves detection of rheumatic heart disease compared with auscultation alone

Handheld Echocardiography Ups Rheumatic Heart Dz Detection

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Auscultation alone is poor screening test; handheld echocardiography significantly improves detection
Cardiac screening with resting or stress electrocardiography

Cardiac Screening Not Advised for Low-Risk Adults

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Cardiac screening not linked to improved patient outcomes; is associated with potential harms
Implementation of a culture-based screening algorithm in 2007 reduced the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States

Culture-Based Screening Algorithm Cuts TB in Immigrants

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Reduction in incidence of TB among newly arrived, foreign-born persons in the United States
More than half of coronary angiographic studies done to investigate suspected ischemic heart disease would be classified as appropriate according to the 2012 appropriate use criteria for diagnostic catheterization. The findings were published in the March 10 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

More Than Half of Angiograms for IHD Deemed Appropriate

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Overall, 58.2 percent of angiographic studies classified as appropriate for suspected IHD
U.S. recommendations against the prostate-specific antigen test for prostate cancer might have prompted a small but measurable increase in the number of higher-risk cases diagnosed recently

ASCO: High-Risk Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Up Since New PSA Recs

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Researchers report 3 percent annual rise in intermediate- and high-risk cases
All patients undergoing chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapies should undergo routine screening for active or prior hepatitis B viral infection

Hepatitis B Screening Endorsed Pre-Immunosuppressive Tx

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Antiviral tx recommended to prevent reactivation for those found to be hepatitis B surface antigen-positive
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Smartphone ECGs Have Similar Accuracy to Standard ECGs

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Smartphone and standard ECGs detect atrial rate and rhythm, AV block, QRS delay with equal accuracy