prognostic indicator

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prognostic
adjective
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/prɒɡˈnɒs.tɪk/us
/prɑːɡˈnɑːs.tɪk/
relating to a doctor's judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease or of the chances of ...
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indicator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tər/us
/ˈɪn.də.keɪ.t̬ɚ/
something that shows what a situation ...
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Late onset rheumatoid arthritis: is pitting oedema of the hands at onset a goodprognosticindicator?
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Of note, diabetes seems to be a poorprognosticindicatorfor nonoperative treatment and may develop stiffness after surgical release.
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Posterior involvement, particularly optic nerve involvement is a poorprognosticindicator.
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Severe hypotension at presentation is a graveprognosticindicator.
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This procedure has been demonstrated to be an importantprognosticindicator.
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If necessary, adjustments for unequally distributed prognostic indicators were made using linear regression for continuous, and logistic regression for dichotomous variables.
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These symptoms might be used as prognostic indicators in this age group, identifying a subgroup of patients in need of closer follow-up and intensive treatment.
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The identification of valid prognostic indicators is not well advanced.
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Information on prognostic indicators from our study may be used to more validly assess clinical effectiveness of influenza prevention in non-experimental studies.
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Stenosis severity and extent of coronary artery disease are important prognostic indicators.
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Negative prognostic indicators following surgical intervention include postoperative cardiac arrhythmias, splenectomy, or splenectomy with partial gastric resection.
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Metastasis of tumours into the lymph nodes of the neck is one of the strongest prognostic indicators for head and neck cancer.
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A delay in treatment greater than six hours or the presence of peritonitis, sepsis, hypotension, or disseminated intravascular coagulation are negative prognostic indicators.
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