Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: positive predictive value http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Cervical disc-level canal diameter predicts spinal injury (HealthDay)—Disc-level canal diameter determined from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can identify patients at risk for acute spinal cord injury (SCI) after minor trauma, according to a study published in the June issue of The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-cervical-disc-level-canal-diameter-spinal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:40:02 EST news290354771 4.4 mmol/L is optimal fasting glucose cutoff for GDM screening (HealthDay)—A fasting plasma glucose value of 4.4 mmol/L is the optimal cut point for determining which pregnant Chinese women need a 75-g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test offered at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation, according to a study published online March 27 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mmoll-optimal-fasting-glucose-cutoff.html Diabetes Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:00:02 EST news285308125 FSH, inhibin B poor predictors of sperm count after cancer (HealthDay)—Serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and inhibin B are not good predictors of sperm levels in male survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fsh-inhibin-poor-predictors-sperm.html Cancer Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:30:01 EST news281963047 Model more accurately predicts lung cancer risk (HealthDay)—A new model to predict lung cancer risk is more accurate than previous criteria, according to a study published in the Feb. 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-accurately-lung-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:40:01 EST news280751066 EHR algorithm can be used to detect, classify diabetes (HealthDay)—Data from electronic health records (EHRs) can be used to detect more cases of diabetes than claim codes alone and can be used to accurately distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-ehr-algorithm-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:00:02 EST news274378998 Retinal hemorrhage pattern can predict inflicted brain injury (HealthDay)—In children under the age of 3, a high dot-blot count for retinal hemorrhages (RHs) is a strong predictor of inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI) rather than accidental traumatic brain injury (ATBI), according to research published online Oct. 8 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-retinal-hemorrhage-pattern-inflicted-brain.html Pediatrics Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:30:01 EST news269024247 HbA1c less than 6.5 percent is specific, not sensitive for T1DM (HealthDay)—Using a glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) threshold of ≥6.5 percent is a specific but not sensitive early indicator of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in high-risk children and young adults, according to a study published in the September issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-hba1c-percent-specific-sensitive-t1dm.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:50:02 EST news265778778 PET more sensitive than CT for merkel cell carcinoma (HealthDay) -- Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is significantly more sensitive and equally specific compared with traditional computed tomography (CT) imaging for evaluation of the regional lymph node basin in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), according to research published online May 2 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-pet-sensitive-ct-merkel-cell.html Cancer Tue, 15 May 2012 14:20:01 EST news256308835 Negative prediction for sudden cardiac death high with ECG (HealthDay) -- Electrocardiogram (ECG), with or without echocardiogram (ECHO), may have potential value as a mass screening tool to identify the most common causes of pediatric sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a meta-analysis published online March 5 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-negative-sudden-cardiac-death-high.html Cardiology Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:40:01 EST news250262746 Model predicts death due to acetaminophen overdose (HealthDay) -- Model for Acetaminophen-induced Liver Damage (MALD), a mathematical model that utilizes commonly obtained laboratory values, including overdose amount and time elapsed since overdose, is effective for predicting outcomes in patients with acute liver failure due to acetaminophen overdose, according to research published online Feb. 13 in Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-death-due-acetaminophen-overdose.html Medications Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:40:01 EST news249309408 Study finds massively parallel sequencing can detect fetal aneuploidies, including Down syndrome In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that massively parallel sequencing can be used to diagnose fetal aneuploidies, including Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome, Patau syndrome and Turner syndrome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-massively-parallel-sequencing-fetal-aneuploidies.html Health Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:01 EST news248073784 TEMLA shows higher diagnostic yield than EBUS or EUS in largest reported series to date In the largest reported series yet to compare transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy (TEMLA) with endoscopic and surgical primary staging and restaging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), TEMLA showed a significantly higher diagnostic yield, according to research presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-temla-higher-diagnostic-yield-ebus.html Cancer Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:42:06 EST news229239703