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diagnostic testing
A clinical procedure performed to assess the likelihood of one or more diseases. These may include clinical laboratory tests, radiology, or other clinical procedures (special laboratory).
Contraindications:
- more diagnostic testing does not lower patient anxiety [1]
Notes:
- WHO publishes list of 113 essential diagnostic tests
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diagnosis
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procedure
References
- Rolfe A and Burton C.
Reassurance after diagnostic testing with a low pretest
probability of serious disease: Systematic review and
meta-analysis.
JAMA Intern Med 2013 Feb 25
PMID: 23440131
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1656539
- Kroenke K.
Diagnostic testing and the illusory reassurance of normal
results.
JAMA Intern Med 2013 Feb 25
PMID: 23440265
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1656535
- Brooks M
WHO Issues Its First List of Essential Diagnostic Tests.
Medscape - May 16, 2018.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/896758
- First-ever WHO list of essential diagnostic tests to improve
diagnosis and treatment outcomes.
World Health Organization. Geneva. May 15, 2018.
http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/15-05-2018-first-ever-who-list-of-essential-diagnostic-tests-to-improve-diagnosis-and-treatment-outcomes
- World Health Organization Model List of Essential In Vitro
Diagnostics. First Edition (2018). Executive Summary.
Report of the first Strategic Advisory Group. Geneva.
April 16-20, 2018.
http://www.who.int/medical_devices/diagnostics/EDL_ExecutiveSummary_15may.pdf