scholarly journals Urine Analysis as a Screening Tool in Early Detection of Renal Abnormalities in Asymptomatic School Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Koduru Srinivasulu ◽  
K. Vara Prasada Rao ◽  
K. Praveen Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
School Children ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Urine Analysis ◽  
Renal Abnormalities

scholarly journals Addressing the Data Acquisition Paradigm in the Early Detection of Pediatric Foot Deformities

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4422
Author(s):  
Paul D. Rosero-Montalvo ◽  
Edison A. Fuentes-Hernández ◽  
Manuel E. Morocho-Cayamcela ◽  
Luz M. Sierra-Martínez ◽  
Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Embedded System ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
School Children ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Foot Deformities ◽  
Flat Feet ◽  
Child Patients ◽  
Pediatric Foot ◽  
Serious Injuries

The analysis of plantar pressure through podometry has allowed analyzing and detecting different types of disorders and treatments in child patients. Early detection of an inadequate distribution of the patient’s weight can prevent serious injuries to the knees and lower spine. In this paper, an embedded system capable of detecting the presence of normal, flat, or arched footprints using resistive pressure sensors was proposed. For this purpose, both hardware- and software-related criteria were studied for an improved data acquisition through signal coupling and filtering processes. Subsequently, learning algorithms allowed us to estimate the type of footprint biomechanics in preschool and school children volunteers. As a result, the proposed algorithm achieved an overall classification accuracy of 97.2%. A flat feet share of 60% was encountered in a sample of 1000 preschool children. Similarly, flat feet were observed in 52% of a sample of 600 school children.

scholarly journals Developing of a Simple Screening Tool for Opportunistic COPD Case Finding

QJM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y M Mohamed ◽  
S H Sharkawy ◽  
D I Darwish
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Case Finding ◽  
Screening Questionnaire ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Simple Screening

Abstract Background Under diagnosis of COPD is serious problem in many countries world-wide because there are no generally detection tools available to detect high-risk patients for spirometry, and patients will not go for COPD check-up until a serious issue happens like exacerbation. Objective The aim of the work is trying to assess a new screening tool for early diagnosis of COPD. Patients and Methods The present study was conducted upon 500 subjects during the period from march 2018 to august 2018 who admitted to our chest department or visit our outpatient clinic, employees and visitors to Ain Sham hospitals.All subjects >40yrs who smoker or ex-smoker(≥10pack-years) applied a six variants(age,sex,packed years smoked during life ,dyspnea,chronic phlegmand chronic cohgh)questionnaire modified from PUMA questionnaire Subjects with score ≥5 did spirometry Results 500 subjects shared in the study 497 of them were males ( 99.4% )and 3 were females (.6%). 152of them(30.4%) had score <5 and 348 of them (69.6%)had score ≥5 who did spirometry.152 subjects did not perform spirometry. By spirometry we diagnosed 81(23.3) case COPD (fev1-fvc <.7) out of 348 subjects under gone spirometry and 16.2% of total subjects(500) . Conclusion Modified puma score is a simple and easy screening questionnaire for early detection of COPD cases and spirometry should be done to confirm the diagnosis or rule out.COPD is prevalent in many healthy apparent persons.

Letter to the Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-445
Author(s):  
Priscilla White
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
School Children ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Childhood Population

I am in favor of Doctor Feeman's proposal for early detection of diabetes in the childhood population. Among other reasons, the rate of diabetes in the childhood population is unknown. Formerly in a house-to-house canvas the rate was believed to be one child in 2,400. A recent study of school children in Detroit showed that one child in 600 had been diagnosed as having diabetes. These statistics contain some errors as a few of these children were diagnosed as individuals with diabetes but were not requiring insulin therapy.

The Total Costs of Ultrasonography Summary

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-323
Author(s):  
CHUNG-PIN SHEIH ◽  
CHING-YUANG LIN
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Renal Ultrasonography ◽  
Benefit Ratio ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Renal Abnormalities

In Reply.— In our article, we reported on 645 renal abnormalities found in 132 686 school children screened through the use of renal ultrasonography. Of those with renal abnormalities, 50 patients had surgically correctable lesions. The other 595 cases have been examined fully to establish the correct diagnosis and the prevalence of renal abnormalities in school children. However, in this study, the cost to benefit ratio was determined by total expense to number of surgically treatable diseases.

scholarly journals Utilizing two-tiered screening for early detection of autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 881-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meena Khowaja ◽  
Diana L Robins ◽  
Lauren B Adamson
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Young Children ◽  
False Positive ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
False Positive Rate ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Positive Rate ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
Level 2

Despite advances in autism screening practices, challenges persist, including barriers to implementing universal screening in primary care and difficulty accessing services. The high false positive rate of Level 1 screening methods presents especially daunting difficulties because it increases the need for comprehensive autism evaluations. This study explored whether two-tiered screening—combining Level 1 (Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up) and Level 2 (Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children) measures—improves the early detection of autism. This study examined a sample of 109 toddlers who screened positive on Level 1 screening and completed a Level 2 screening measure prior to a diagnostic evaluation. Results indicated that two-tiered screening reduced the false positive rate using published Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children cutoffs compared to Level 1 screening alone, although at a cost to sensitivity. However, alternative Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children scoring in the two-tiered screening improved both positive predictive value and sensitivity. Exploratory analyses were conducted, including comparison of autism symptoms and clinical profiles across screening subsamples. Recommendations regarding clinical implications of two-tiered screening and future areas of research are presented.

scholarly journals Determination of Serum CA125 and evaluate its efficiency as screening tool For Early Detection of Ovarian Tumors

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Stage I ◽  
Ca 125 ◽  
Benign Tumors ◽  
Cancer Antigen 125 ◽  
Ovarian Cancers ◽  
Serum Ca125 ◽  
Low Sensitivity

Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. To date, an effective screening tool for ovarian cancer has not been identified Several clinical and biological factors including serum cancer antigen 125 (CA- 125) have been assessed for prognostic and predictive relevance CA-125 is an epithelial marker derived from coelomic epithelium. It is elevated in 90% of advanced ovarian cancers and in 50% of early ovarian cancers while 20% of ovarian cancers have low or no expression of CA- 125 CA-125 concentrations were measured by Mini Vidas test (VIDAS CA125 II / BIOMERIEUX / France). The median CA-125 levels were significantly higher in the sera of ovarian cancer patients than in those with benign tumors and in healthy controls. However in correlation with stages the results showed that Patients with stage II have highly significant differences in level of serum CA125 compare with stage I in and stage III.CA125 showed low sensitivity to detect stage I carcinoma of the ovary which limits its value as an initial screening tool therefore combining of CA125 with other markers might enable improved early detection of ovarian cancer as compared with use of this marker alone.

Tu1266 Sponge Cytology As a Novel Screening Tool for the Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer; Pilot Results From the First U.S. Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. S1246-S1247
Author(s):  
Kelly Haisley ◽  
Sergio Toledo-Valdovinos ◽  
Gene Bakis ◽  
Brintha K. Enestvedt ◽  
James P. Dolan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Screening Tool

1335: EARLY DETECTION OF PEDIATRIC SEPSIS USING AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD-BASED SCREENING TOOL

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 409-409
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Salomon ◽  
Karl Serrao ◽  
Jose Guardiola ◽  
Amanda Bonura
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Pediatric Sepsis

The Application of Periodontal Screening and Recording™ (PSR) on a Military Population

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence G. Breault ◽  
Lemuel L. Covington ◽  
Steven D. Hokett
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Military Population ◽  
Periodontal Health ◽  
Diagnostic Screening ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Disease Free

Abstract Periodontal Screening and Recording™ (PSR) is a diagnostic screening tool for the early detection of periodontal disease. The purposes of this study are to utilize PSR to estimate the periodontal health status of a representative military population and to compare the results with other studies of varying populations. When used to evaluate the periodontal health of a randomly-selected military population, PSR demonstrated the following: (1) males and females had a similiar prevalence of being designated PSR+ (having PSR Code 3 score in two or more sextants or a PSR Code 4 score in at least one sextant), (2) Blacks and Hispanics had a similiar prevalence of PSR+, and (3) both groups were twice as likely to be PSR+ as were Caucasians. Although income did not appear to be a significant predictor of PSR+, PSR+ did appear to be inversely proportional to education levels. When comparing PSR scores by sextant, the following was noted: (1) the maxillary central sextant was the most disease-free, (2) the mandibular central sextant most often presented with calculus, (3) mucogingival defects were observed more frequently in maxillary posterior sextants, and (4) the maxillary right sextant demonstrated the most destruction from periodontal disease. Citation Covington L, Breault L, Hokett S. The Application of Periodontal Screening and Recording™ (PSR) in a Military Population. J Contemp Dent Pract 2003 August;(4)3: 024-039.

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