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Cohort Study of Features Used by Experts to Diagnose Transient Ischemic Attack
Fitzpatrick T, Gocan S, Wang CQ, Bourgoin A, Taljaard M, Cheng W, Dowlatshahi D, Stotts G, Shamy M. Cohort Study of Features Used by Experts to Diagnose Transient Ischemic Attack. The Neurohospitalist 2020, 10: 245-249. PMID: 32983341, PMCID: PMC7495706, DOI: 10.1177/1941874420908485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackTIA/strokeStroke prevention clinicFinal diagnosisIschemic attackSecondary stroke prevention therapyStroke prevention servicesStroke prevention therapyMonocular vision lossRetrospective chart reviewLogistic regression analysisMultinomial logistic regression analysisBackward eliminationPrevention clinicStroke neurologistsChart reviewCohort studyNeurological eventsPrevention therapyUnilateral weaknessHomonymous hemianopiaReferral characteristicsVision lossSudden onsetInclusion criteria
2023
Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Wilson S, Thavanathan R, Cheng W, Stuart J, Kim D, Glen P, Duigenan S, Shorr R, Woo M, Perry J. Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 235-246. PMID: 37855790, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency physician-performed pointAcute cholecystitisCare ultrasoundSystematic reviewFinal diagnosisDiagnostic accuracyEarly surgical managementAcute abdominal painMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsFull-text reviewTitles/abstractsReference standardPositive likelihood ratioHierarchical summary receiverNegative likelihood ratioAbdominal painLikelihood ratioClinical suspicionHospital admissionDefinitive managementSurgical managementEmergency departmentBias assessmentEligible studies
2020
Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack
Gocan S, Fitzpatrick T, Wang CQ, Taljaard M, Cheng W, Bourgoin A, Dowlatshahi D, Stotts G, Shamy M. Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2020, 51: 3371-3374. PMID: 32993462, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackSex-specific differencesStroke diagnosisTIA/strokeUnilateral sensory lossRetrospective cohort studyStroke prevention clinicComplete patient recordsSex-based differencesStroke manifestationPrevention clinicCohort studySymptom onsetStroke symptomsPatient sexSensory lossFinal diagnosisMultinomial logistic regressionPatient recordsLogistic regressionDiagnosisSymptomsCandidate variablesSex