Clinical diagnostic tests

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Therapeutics
Screening for CAD in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes did not reduce risk of cardiac events

Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 137. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Therapeutics
Blood pressure–lowering did not improve short-term mortality or dependency in acute stroke and hypertension

Mark J Alberts
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 145. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diagnosis
Self-administered vaginal swabs were accurate for screening for sexually transmitted infections in the emergency department

Jeff Andrews
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 150. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical prediction guide
A dipstick clinical prediction rule modestly improved diagnostic precision in women with suspected urinary tract infection

Les Toop, Dee Mangin, (Richards)
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 155. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Therapeutics
Periodic screening with prostate-specific antigen testing reduced mortality from prostate cancer

Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 105. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical prediction guide
Absolute CVD risk, stratified by risk score, was 20% higher in primary care patients with CVD than in those without CVD

Tim Lancaster
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 122. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evidently
Evidently...

Richard Lehman
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 71. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis of vaginitis was moderately accurate in symptomatic women

Diane M Harper
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 88. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diagnosis
Review: clinical findings had moderate sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome

Ford Bursey
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 89. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical prediction guide
A simple clinical score accurately identified patients who had a cardiac cause of syncope

Heather Murray
Evid. Based Med. 2009; 14: 91. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]