Background. Hopelessness is considered a pre-eminent risk factor for suicide and non-fatal
self-harm. We aimed to quantify the ability of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) to predict …

Introduction Fluid resuscitation is crucial in managing hemodynamically unstable patients.
The last decade witnessed the use of pulse pressure variation (PPV) to predict fluid …

Background & Aims The role of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18
FDG-PET) in the diagnosis and staging of patients with biliary tract cancers (BTCs) remains …

Simple Summary Lung cancer screening has been shown to help reduce mortality in
selected populations of smokers; however, performing screening programs at a larger scale …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ovarian cancer is the commonest tumor in female patients
with a propensity for recurrence even after primary chemotherapy in early stage. The …

Background Following the appreciation of the importance of gliadin deamidation in the
immunopathogenesis of coeliac disease, diagnostic tests based on antibodies to …

Abstract Objective To summarize EUS-FNA test performance in suspected pancreatic
malignancy with meta-analysis. Method Two reviewers searched MEDLINE (PubMed and …

Introduction Making a differential diagnosis between bacterial meningitis and aseptic
meningitis is a critical clinical problem. The utility of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate assay …

OBJECTIVES: Crohn's disease is often purely inflammatory at presentation, but most
patients develop strictures and fistulae over time (complicated disease). Many studies have …

Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of C reactive protein in detecting
radiologically proved pneumonia and to evaluate how well it can discriminate between …