Machine learning in medicine

A Rajkomar, J Dean, I Kohane - New England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Machine Learning in Medicine In this view of the future of medicine, patient–provider
interactions are informed and supported by massive amounts of data from interactions with …

[HTML][HTML] Consequences of a diagnostic label: a systematic scoping review and thematic framework

R Sims, ZA Michaleff, P Glasziou… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: To develop a thematic framework for the range of consequences arising from a
diagnostic label from an individual, family/caregiver, healthcare professional, and …

Overdiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: prevented by guidelines?

NE Rich, AG Singal - Hepatology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Overdiagnosis refers to detection of disease that would not otherwise become clinically
apparent during a patient's lifetime. Overdiagnosis is common and has been reported for …

Variation in the estimated prevalence of multimorbidity: systematic review and meta-analysis of 193 international studies

ISS Ho, A Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A Akbari, J Davies… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective (1) To estimate the pooled prevalence of multimorbidity in all age groups,
globally.(2) To examine how measurement of multimorbidity impacted the estimated …

[HTML][HTML] Why clinicians overtest: development of a thematic framework

JH Lam, K Pickles, FF Stanaway, KJL Bell - BMC health services research, 2020 - Springer
Background Medical tests provide important information to guide clinical management.
Overtesting, however, may cause harm to patients and the healthcare system, including …

[HTML][HTML] The kidney failure risk equation for prediction of end stage renal disease in UK primary care: an external validation and clinical impact projection cohort study

RW Major, D Shepherd, JF Medcalf, G Xu… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) uses the 4 variables of age, sex,
urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in …

National projections for clinical implications of race-free creatinine-based GFR estimating equations

JA Diao, GJ Wu, JK Wang, IS Kohane… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background The National Kidney Foundation and American Society of Nephrology Task
Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease recently …

Preventive care recommendations to promote health equity

N Persaud, A Sabir, H Woods, A Sayani, A Agarwal… - CMAJ, 2023 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Avoidable disparities in health outcomes persist in Canada despite substantial
investments in a publicly funded health care system that includes preventive services. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Prediabetes in children and adolescents: An updated review

HY Ng, LTW Chan - World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prediabetes, the precursor of type 2 diabetes mellitus, is an intermediate stage between
normal glucose homeostasis and overt diabetes. This asymptomatic metabolic state is …

应对未分化疾病: 从过度诊断走向医患共同决策

叶康丽, 徐志杰, 杜亚平, 任菁菁 - 中国全科医学, 2020 - chinagp.net
未分化疾病指医学上无法解释的躯体症状或疾病尚处于早期而未能明确归属于某一系统的疾病,
但诊治这类疾病常需消耗过量医疗资源并带来更多的医疗和社会问题. 本文通过归纳未分化疾病 …