Can billing codes accurately identify rapidly progressing stage 3 and stage 4 chronic kidney disease patients: a diagnostic test study.

A new interesting article has been published in BMC Nephrol. 2019 Jul 12;20(1):260. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1429-4. and titled: Can billing codes accurately identify rapidly progressing stage 3 and stage 4 chronic…

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Calcitonin measurement in pediatrics: reference ranges are gender-dependent, validation in medullary thyroid cancer and thyroid diseases.

A new interesting article has been published in Clin Chem Lab Med. 2019 Jul 26;57(8):1242-1250. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2018-1186. and titled: Calcitonin measurement in pediatrics: reference ranges are gender-dependent, validation in medullary…

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CAD system based on B-mode and color Doppler sonographic features may predict if a thyroid nodule is hot or cold.

A new interesting article has been published in Eur Radiol. 2019 Aug;29(8):4258-4265. doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5908-y. Epub 2019 Jan 9. and titled: CAD system based on B-mode and color Doppler sonographic features…

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Budget Impact of a Steroid-Eluting Sinus Implant Versus Sinus Surgery for Adult Chronic Sinusitis Patients with Nasal Polyps.

A new interesting article has been published in J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2019 Aug;25(8):941-950. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2019.18285. Epub 2019 Mar 7. and titled: Budget Impact of a Steroid-Eluting Sinus Implant…

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