diagnostic test

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meaningsofdiagnosticandtest

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diagnostic
adjective
uk
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/
us
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑː.stɪk/
medicalspecialized
identifying a particular illness using a combination of signs ...
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test
noun[C]
uk
/test/
us
/test/
a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or ...
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(Definition ofdiagnosticandtestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Adiagnostictestfor heparin induced thrombocytopenia.
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Diagnostictestconsiderations include cost, logistics, specificity, and sensitivity.
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Misleading authors' inferences in obstetricdiagnostictestliterature.
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How to use an article about adiagnostictest.
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Any patient undergoing a malariadiagnostictestwas included.
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One group is dimensional and identified by thediagnostictest.
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Thus, a specific, non-invasivediagnostictestis required.
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Critical appraisal of thediagnostictestarticles included an assessment of whether patient management options were discussed as a result of subjecting patients to thediagnostictest.
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First, the three groups may place different values on thediagnostictestfrom their own perspectives.
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Additionally, the testing procedure had inherent probabilities of misclassification, due todiagnostictestinaccuracy.
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Systematic alpha-adrenergic blockade with phentolamine: adiagnostictestfor sympathetically maintained pain.
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Pediatric cardiologists are often necessary to interpret thisdiagnostictestand make accurate diagnoses.
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It is not adiagnostictestand is of little use for localizing a lesion.
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Adiagnostictestfor nonlinear serial dependence in time series fitting errors.
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A newdiagnostictestof model inadequacy which uses the martingale difference criterion.
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The likelihood ratio : an improved measure for evaluatingdiagnostictestresults.
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There is no specificdiagnostictest, and reported prevalence varies according to the test used (30).
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In conclusion, cross-sectional surveys based ondiagnostictestresults will always be concealed by the inaccuracy of the diagnostic test and this cannot be solved by a complex analysis.
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When assessing adiagnostictestor strategy, outcomes deriving from misclassification/misdiagnosis of patients can also be considered as harmful.
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When is measuring sensitivity and specificity sufficient to evaluate adiagnostictestand when do we need randomized trials.
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Improvements in therapy and associated outcomes may influence the cost-effectiveness of adiagnostictestin the future.
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An expensivediagnostictestshould only be used if it provides useful information in terms of diagnosis, prognosis, or both.
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As a reliable earlydiagnostictestremains elusive, such cases are likely to be missed in the future.
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This may indicate that hydrotubation of the fallopian tubes has a therapeutic effect as well as being adiagnostictest.
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