Patients with chronic cough, often by chance, meet physicians more or less acquainted with the problem. Initial diagnostic approach includes history taking, physical examination, and routine diagnostic tests, which may help to identify clinical traits associated with chronic cough. However, the clinical...
Unless a patient has hemoptysis, fever, or a change in cough as an initial manifestation, resectable lung cancer will seldom be diagnosed on the basis of the history. Screening tests—particularly chest roentgenography—have usually identified the abnormality. The managing physician should then select...
What should the patient look out for after the procedures?Other investigations performed for lower urinary tract dysfunctionMicturating cystourethrogram#Diagnostic Tests and Investigations#Urodynamic StudiesWhat are urodynamic studies?Why does the patient need to take these tests?What information will ...
The runny nose, scratchy throat, itchy eyes, recurrent sneezing, and annoying cough all point to an allergy. But where do you start and how far do you go in your search for the cause? In this article, Dr Volcheck describes the most commonly used tests for detecting sensitivity to ...
Developing diagnostic tests for respiratory disease using sound measurement and machine learning techniques (Australian New Zealand Trials Registry ACTRN12618001521213). Funding ResApp Health provided funding to support the Breathe Easy Program at JHC and UQ. Joondalup Health Campus provided office space, ...
Acute cough management Appropriate management of acute cough includes sequential evaluation and treatment of the likely causes of cough, using both diagnostic tests and appropriate empiric therapy. The most important initial decision is to determine whether the cough is a sign of a serious, potentially...
IL-6, lactate dehydrogenase, and c-reactive protein, which indicated coagulopathy and possible cytokine storm. Patients with hypertension, newly diagnosed diabetes, obesity, or advanced age were at increased risk for mortality. Elevated BUN, AST, and ALT in severe COVID-19 patients was associated ...
Therefore, using one or both antigens for detecting IgG and IgM would result in high sensitivity.7 Antibodies may, however, have cross-reactivity with SARS-CoV and possibly other coronaviruses. Rapid point-of-care tests for detection of antibodies have been widely developed and marketed and are...
In some countries this procedure is only used for TB diagnosis in children, but not routinely done to investigate the etiology of CAP [48]. However, in our study, IS contributed to establish- ing the etiology of pneumonia in 33.6% of children, while other tests such as blood cultures had...
摘要: Although cough or change in the character of cough is often the first symptom or sign of bronchogenic carcinoma, lung cancer may present in a wide variety of manifestations. An organized approach is n DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-82234-6_5 年份: 1985 收藏...