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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"diagnostic delay"”.
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Diagnostic delay of endometriosis
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Denial of Inpatient Genetic Testing: A Study on Outpatient Yield and Outcomes
<p>This study investigates the difference in diagnostic yield between patients approved for inpatient genetic testing compared to those denied inpatient testing and the effect of an earlier diagnosis on outcomes and medical/clinical care. In the literature, research has explored the impact of a …
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Approaches to the diagnosis of smear-negative and sputum-scarce TB in South Africa
… (SS) TB is a major public health catastrophe. Diagnostic delay or failure is a key bottleneck. We hypothesised that i) assisted sputum smpling using sputum induction (SI), and ii) the use of the newer diagnostic tools (Xpert MTB/RIF and urine LAM strip), could improve diagnosis of SN or SSTB …
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The diagnostic pathway to a surgical lymph node excision biopsy service in a HIV and TB endemic region in a Western Cape Tertiary Institution
… endemic public care setting of the Western Cape, diagnostic consideration of patients with persistent lymphadenopathy is focused towards extra- pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), more than other infectious or malignant causes of lymphadenopathy. We investigated patients consecutively referred for …
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Axial Spondyloarthropathies in the Western Cape
… (SD) age was 40.3 (13.3) years and mean (SD) diagnostic delay was 8.7 (8.4) years. Most patients were male (80.6%) and of mixed racial ancestry (69.4%). Most (66.7%) patients were smokers and only 5 (13.9%) patients received tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapy. The mean (SD) BASDAI …
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Understanding missed diagnostic opportunities in bladder and kidney cancer
… commonly diagnosed cancers in the UK every year. Delayed diagnosis is associated with poorer survival and patient reported outcomes. Bladder and kidney cancers pose diagnostic challenges as presenting symptoms such as haematuria and lower urinary tract symptoms are common, and can be due to benign …
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INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER - Aspects on staging and prognosis
… is considerable debate regarding the effects of delay on prognosis, lymph node staging and detection and staging of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) involving the prostatic urethra and prostate in males. This thesis is based on investigations of the impact of diagnostic and treatment delay on …
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Delay in provision of breast cancer care in patients seen at a district hospital diagnostic breast unit in South Africa
Background: There is evidence to show that delays in breast cancer management are detrimental to patient outcome. The aim of this study was to determine time trends and causes of delay in a newly established diagnostic breast clinic based at a district hospital in South Africa. Method: All patients …
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Raman Spectroscopic Modeling Of T- Lymphocyte Activation And Detection Of Acute Renal Allograft Rejection
… tool for detecting AR. However, with its diagnostic delay, low sensitivity, and low specificity, serum creatinine has proven to be an unreliable and problematic bio-marker. Acute rejection is an activated T lymphocyte driven process that leads to graft dysfunction and possible loss. The …
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Lymphoma: Understanding the diagnostic challenges and improving outcomes in a TBand HIV-endemic area
… settings, lymphoma diagnosis may be delayed owing to the insidious onset of symptoms and/or difficulties in obtaining lymph node biopsy for diagnosis. In TB-endemic countries the diagnostic challenges in lymphoma may be further compounded by symptoms overlapping with those of TB and …
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The Utility of CA125 for the Detection of Ovarian Cancer in Primary Care
… aim of this thesis was to determine the diagnostic performance of CA125 for the detection of ovarian cancer when used in primary care, and to develop and evaluate novel approaches to improve its performance and clinical utility. Key methods I used routinely collected primary care and …
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PTH RESISTANCE SYNDROMES: AGE-DEPENDENT CLINICAL PICTURE AND EMERGING UNCOMMON FEATURES
… variability and age-dependent presentation. A diagnostic delay is commonly reported; thus, our studies aim to describe some emerging uncommon clinical features with the final goal to improve diagnostic and management of these syndromes. METHODS: We conducted three retrospective analysis …