Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

CT-derived AVA demonstrates strong agreement with TTE and provides complementary information for severity assessment and risk stratification in patients with aortic stenosis, particularly in cases with discordant or borderline findings.

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Context-appropriate EPTB guidelines emphasizing prompt clinical treatment are warranted in high burden settings, and early empiric therapy may be associated with improved survival and higher cure rates compared with delaying treatment pending laboratory confirmation.

Adjustments in the diagnostic work-up, treatment and prognosis of pulmonary embolism

The diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer testing varies significantly across subgroups defined by the Wells score, and the D-dimer test positivity threshold could be adapted to keep specificity more comparable across all values on the Wells score.

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine

Thyroid dysfunction was found in nearly one in six adults evaluated with TSH in rural primary care in Honduras, and Reflex T4L testing could improve diagnostic efficiency and facilitate earlier treatment.

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Diagnostic Validation of PERC and Resource Utilization in Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of PERC and its effect on reducing computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) use found it provides a highly sensitive and safe strategy for ruling out PE in low-risk ED patients and significantly reduces unnecessary use of advanced imaging without compromising diagnostic safety...