Objectives. A large-scale survey of doses to patients undergoing the most frequent radiological examinations was carried out in health services in Sao Paulo (347 radiological examinations per 1 000 inhabitants), the most ...

Context: The diagnostic accuracy of tests used to diagnose GH deficiency (GHD) in adults is unclear. Objective: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that provided data on the available diagnostic ...

One of the biggest challenges for the management of the emergency department (ED) is to expedite the management of patients since their arrival for those with low priority pathologies selected by the classification systems, ...

The prognosis and treatment of New World tegumentary leishmaniasis is dependent on the infecting species, yet such species identification in the Leishmania Viannia subgenus poses a diagnostic challenge. Currently, speciation ...

The objectives of this study were to estimate the accuracy of Somaticell (Idexx Laboratories Inc., Westbrook, ME), California Mastitis Test (CMT), and microbiological examination of composite milk (MEC) to diagnose ...

Background:The diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection is hampered by the suboptimal sensitivity of fecal-based tests. Serological methods are believed to be more sensitive, although assessing ...

INTRODUCTION: Currently, congenital heart disease are major causes of morbidity and mortality in our country are the second leading cause, preceded only by prematurity and its complications. A tentative diagnosis of ...