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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Special investigations"”.
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Adherence to and effectiveness of guidelines for routine investigations of adult patients with mental and behavioural disturbances
… disorder and involves routine screening with special investigations. Mitchells Plain District Hospital's emergency centre follows the Western Cape Provincial guidelines when screening for general medical conditions in these patients. Adherance and effectiveness of these guidelines is unknown. …
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Civilian popliteal artery injuries : a ten year audit in an urban trauma centre
… limb status (viable, non-viable or ischaemic), special investigations, associated injuries, ischaemic time, surgical treatment and amputation rate were analysed.
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The prevalence of physical illness in defendants referred for psychiatric observation
… whom do not have a serious psychiatric disorder. Special investigations may be necessary in the diagnosis of these medical conditions. Within the context of psychiatry as a whole, the population referred for forensic observation may be subject to more stringent investigation as a legal …
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Case mix and workload of patients seen at three private emergency centres in Cape Town, South Africa
… Determining average number of patients receiving special investigations Results: Third party funding was responsible for 91 % of patients seen. The patient profiles consisted primarily of lower acuity presentations. There were clear peaks of attendance with lower acuity presentations decreasing …
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The epidemiology and diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis at a district hospital in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa : a retrospective audit of clinical practice
… including combinations of clinical criteria, special investigations, laboratory methods and score systems, but no gold standard exists.It is not clear how well the SANTCP guidelines for diagnosis of childhood TB are being implemented at Emmaus Hospital, or whether these guidelines are still …
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Phantom Chase, The Novel
… of America's greying veterans. But to do so, special investigations branch Detective Sergeant Raffy Ortiz and his former Phoenix team commander, ex-Special Forces Captain Brian Carmody, must unravel a twenty-year old web of lies, loves, and hates that stretches from the Texas Governor's …
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Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery: A prevalence study
… and clinical findings combined with special investigations. However, in surgical patients, more than 80% of patients with postoperative myocardial injury will be asymptomatic, and hence the majority of diagnoses will be missed. Studies identifying the prevalence and risk factors for …
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Schizophrenia in childhood
… the source of much psychiatric controversy, especially with regard to classification, treatment and prognosis. This was further complicated by the broad category for the diagnosis of psychotic disorders in childhood in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 11).This …
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The effect of alcohol intoxication on haemodynamic physiology of acute cardiac tamponade
… Haemodynamic parameters and results of special investigations in the two groups were also similar. These findings suggested that intoxicated patients with cardiogenic shock, specifically acute cardiac tamponade, behaved differently from intoxicated patients with haemorrhagic shock. …
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The clinical presentation and outcome of tuberculosis in children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit in an area with a high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis
… gastric aspirates, 44 % were positive. Other special investigations to confirm the diagnosis of tuberculosis included CT scan and bronchoscopies. Bronchoscopies were performed on 13 children and found to be abnormal in 12 cases. The most common finding was nodal compression of the airways. …
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Retrospective observational study of the choice of anaesthesia for caesarean section in patients with eclampsia
… and outcomes (including relevant results of special investigations), were recorded. The number and percentage of patients receiving GA or SA were documented. The presence or absence of factors influencing selection of the method of anaesthesia, including Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), degree of …