We read with interest the recent article by H眉lsemann and Zeidler,1 in which the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were evaluated for their ability to identify patients with a clinical diagnosis of RA among 217 patients referred to...
A patient shall be said to have RA if he or she has satisfied at least four of these criteria. Criteria 1 through 4 must have been present for atleast 6 weeks. Patients with two clinical diagnoses are not excluded. Designation as classic, definite, or probable RA is not made. Internation...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) and 1987 ACR criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the respective role of the algorithm and scoring of the ACR/EULAR. METHODS: In total, 270 patients ...
By incorporating major developments in genetics, ophthalmology, dermatology, and neuroimaging, to revise the diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and to establish diagnostic criteria for Legius syndrome (LGSS). Methods We used a multistep process, beginning with a Delphi method involv...
Clinicians need accurate, reliable diagnostic criteria for the conditions they evaluate because this is the basis for rational, effective treatment and the estimation of a meaningful prognosis. Standardizing diagnostic approaches wherever this is feasible can reduce variations in care. The development of ...
The periodontal status was evaluated through an inclusion criteria by evaluating the probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), bleeding scores and plaque scores. The degree of periodontal disease was compared to the severity of rheumatoid arthritis. Results: There was no ...
Hysteria: An Evaluation of Objective Diagnostic Criteria by the Study of Women with Chronic Medical Illnesses RA Woodruff - 《British Journal of Psychiatry》 被引量: 0发表: 1968年 Major depression and medication adherence in elderly patients with coronary artery disease. Little is known about the ...
In 2010, the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism reported classification criteria for RA based on the extent of tenderness and swelling of the joints, serum levels of autoantibodies such as rheumatoid factor (RF) and anticitrullinated protein autoantibody (ACPA), levels ...
The pathological diagnosis of a breast biopsy is usually considered the gold standard for patient management and research outcomes. However, a continuum of histologic features exists from benign to atypical to malignant on which diagnostic boundaries are imposed. Although criteria for these diagnostic cat...
The diagnostic criteria for small fibre neuropathy: from symptoms to neuropathology The diagnostic criteria for small fibre neuropathy: from symptoms to neuropathology. Brain. 2008; 131 (Pt 7):1912–1925.Devigili G, Tugnoli V, Penza ... D Grazia,T Valeria,P Paola,... - 《Brain》 被引量...