Tag: Screening
Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam Improves Detection of Cognitive Issues in Primary Care
Detection rates appear to increase during nonacute office visits
Few With Type 2 Diabetes Receive Guideline-Recommended CKD Screening
24.9 percent received creatinine and UACR screening; Hispanic ethnicity associated with lack of screening
Reported Symptoms Most Sensitive Indicator of Concussion
10-word Standardized Assessment of Concussion has limited utility
USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Screening for Food Insecurity
Current evidence is insufficient for assessing balance of benefits and harms of screening on health outcomes
NT-proBNP, IL-1RL Can Identify High-Risk Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates
Combining NT-proBNP and IL-1 RL1 tests performed well, enabling additional identification of asymptomatic babies
Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is Low
Increase in UTD-LCS prevalence seen with age and number of comorbidities; relatively lower levels seen in Southern states
Surveillance IDs New Tumors in Children With Cancer Predisposition
Standardized surveillance of children with cancer predisposition syndromes has high sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV
Mailed HIV Self-Tests Can Improve Access to Testing in Priority Audiences
24.1 and 24.8 percent who completed postorder questionnaire had never received testing, had not been tested in past year
AI Screens Patients for Clinical Trials With Greater Accuracy Than Staff
In addition to enhanced performance, automated screening cuts costs
The 5-Cog Paradigm Improves Diagnosis, Management of Dementia
Threefold improvement seen in dementia care actions with 5-Cog paradigm, a culturally adept, cognitive detection tool
