Wilson’s Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis Coexistence: A Cause of Diagnostic Delay by Mohammed G Mudawi, Salma Barakat MD, Elhadi M Awooda

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Diagnostic Challenges in Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Sylwia Serafinska, Justyna Janocha-Litwin, Krzysztof Simon, Jolanta Zuwala-Jagiello

“…In this paper we present three case reports where the diagnosis could not be made promptly and the patients died as a result of a delayed diagnostic process.…”
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Diagnostic Utility of Serum Ascites Lipid and Protein Gradients in Differentiation of Ascites by Mukhyaprana Prabhu, Rahul Sai Gangula, Weena Stanley

“…Aims. To study the diagnostic utility of serum ascites lipid gradients and serum ascites protein gradients in pathophysiological differentiation of ascites. …”
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PPIH is a novel diagnostic biomarker associated with immune infiltration in cholangiocarcinoma by Jun Ye, Zhitao Chen, Chuan Zhang, Rui Xie, Haini Chen, Peng Ren

“…This study aims to investigate the diagnostic value and potential function of PPIH in CHOL. …”
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Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the Evaluation of the Lateral Elbow: Implications for Rehabilitation Providers by Robert C. Manske, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page, Michael Voight

“…Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) has emerged as a valuable diagnostic tool in the evaluation and management of lateral elbow pathologies. …”
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Putting an End to the Misuse of the Fecal Occult Blood Test in Diagnostic Medicine by Catherine Dubé

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Serum Leptin Is not a Diagnostic Marker for Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks by Bülent Toy, Orhan Tarçın, Sait Bağcı, Yücel Üstündağ, Ali Inal, Arzu Tiftikçi

“…Serum leptin levels do not increase during FMF attacks and therefore it is not useful for diagnostic purposes and follow-up during treatment.…”
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Critical appraisal of diagnostic laboratory tests in the evaluation of central precocious puberty by Kanthi Bangalore Krishna, Luigi Garibaldi

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Diagnostic Lessons from a Complex Case of Postintestinal Transplantation Enteropathy by Cian Wade, Philip Allan, Elena Collantes, Srikanth R. Reddy, Peter J. Friend, Georgios Vrakas

“…We argue that the difficulties encountered in this case can be attributed to the inability of our current array of investigative studies and diagnostic guidelines to provide adequate clinical guidance. …”
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Fishbone-Associated Actinomycosis of the Anterior Cervical Space: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Sang Kwon Lee, Mi Jeong Kim, Sun Young Kwon

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A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation by Shilajit Bhattacharya, Ajit V. Koshy, Prachi Baldawa, Samantha Thakur, Amisha Shah, Harshad Bhagwat

“…Angiosarcoma in the head and neck is exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 4 % of tumors.[1] Patient Concern: We report a unique case of angiosarcoma involving the tongue underlying the diagnostic conundrum and pointers towards an accurate diagnosis. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of MDCT Coronary Angiography in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease by Arti Kumari, Suresh Kumar Toppo, Prakash Kumar, Rajeev Kumar Ranjan, Anima R. Xalxo, Nisha Rai, Harsha Kaur

“…Previously, the majority of conventional catheter examinations were performed simply for diagnostic purposes. So, a noninvasive and trustworthy method was highly desirable for early CAD detection and coronary artery imaging. …”
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Diagnostic Validity of Clinical Signs Associated with a Large Exophoria at Near by Pilar Cacho-Martínez, Ángel García-Muñoz, María Teresa Ruiz-Cantero

“…Purpose. To analyze the diagnostic validity of accommodative and binocular tests in a sample of patients with a large near exophoria with moderate to severe symptoms. …”
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Diagnostic Challenges in Ovarian Hyperthecosis: Clinical Presentation with Subdiagnostic Testosterone Levels by Sanket Shah, Callie Torres, Naser Gharaibeh

“…However, both patients had total serum testosterone levels below the lower diagnostic limit for ovarian hyperthecosis. Due to high clinical suspicion of ovarian hyperthecosis, both patients underwent bilateral oophorectomy without venous sampling for ovarian androgens. …”
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Results of participation in international proficiency testing on African swine fever diagnostics by A. M. Timina, M. R. Yakupov, A. V. Scherbakov

“…Results of participation of the FGBI «ARRI АН» Reference Laboratory for Highly Dangerous Diseases in the XI International Proficiency Testing on African Swine Fever Diagnostics arranged by the European Union Reference Laboratory for ASF (URL-CISA-INIA, Madrid, Spain) are described in the paper. …”
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Diagnostic methods employing kidney biomarkers clinching biosensors as promising tools by Neelam Yadav, Jagriti Narang, Anil Kumar Chhillar, Jogender Singh Rana, Mohd Usman Mohd Siddique, El-Refaie Kenawy, Saad Alkahtani, Mohd Neyaz Ahsan, Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain

“…However, early diagnosis of kidney disorders requires effective disease management to prevent disease progression. Existing diagnostic techniques used for monitoring kidney biomarker concentration include chromatographic assays, spectroscopic assays, immunoassays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), etc. …”
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Systematic Review into Diagnostics for Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) by Emily R. Adams, Inge Versteeg, Mariska M. G. Leeflang

“…We summarized the published literature about the accuracy of diagnostic tests for PKDL. We searched Medline for eligible studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of any test for PKDL. …”
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Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on the Diagnostics and Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, A. S. Tertychny, S. S. Pirogov, A. A. Sheptulin, D. I. Abdulganieva, D. T. Dicheva, A. V. Zaborovsky, N. Yu. Ivashkina, N. V. Korochanskaya, A. V. Paraskevova

“…This paper presents guidelines on the diagnostics and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis, which can be used by practitioners in their everyday practice.Summary. …”
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Quantitative Diagnostic Method for Biceps Long Head Tendinitis by Using Ultrasound by Shih-Wei Huang, Wei-Te Wang

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Creating a diagnostic test to assess conceptual understanding of fraction operations by Dia Prima Juwita, Ahmad Yani T, Yundari Yundari

Subjects: “…arithmetic, diagnostic test, operation, fraction, ebel's model of test.…”
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