Articles Tagged With: testing
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New Data on HPV Testing Vs. Pap
In a large, randomized clinical trial that compared primary HPV testing alone vs. Pap test for cervical screening, results suggest that primary HPV testing can pick up precancerous lesions sooner and with better accuracy than the Pap test.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Online Sex and Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Swingers Come Out; HIV-positive Patients Require Hepatitis B Vaccine
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HIV Is Being Diagnosed Sooner After Infection
New information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates the estimated median time from HIV infection to diagnosis improved from three years and seven months in 2011 to three years in 2015.
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Low Rates of Adherence to PID Guidance Found in Emergency Departments
Research analyzing trends in the nation’s emergency departments indicates low rates of HIV and syphilis screening among teens diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease, despite the high risk for such infections. Data also suggest low rates of adherence to national treatment guidelines.
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Task Force Issues Cervical Cancer Screening Guidance: What Changes Can Clinicians Expect?
Ages 30-65: Cervical cytology every three years or HPV testing every five years.
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Ambulatory Autonomic Testing in Multiple System Atrophy and Parkinson’s Disease
A comparison of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring with tilt-table testing in 23 patients with multiple system atrophy, 18 with Parkinson’s disease and autonomic dysfunction, and 33 with Parkinson’s disease alone demonstrated 82% sensitivity and 100% specificity in detecting orthostatic hypotension. This suggests ambulatory monitoring provides valuable information on these patients’ function.
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Genetic Testing: Who Should Be Tested and What Should They Be Tested For?
Genetic testing has changed rapidly over the past three years, so to prevent cancer, it is critical that obstetricians-gynecologists take a complete family history, identify women at risk, and make appropriate referrals for genetic counseling with potential testing to prevent cancer.
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Surgeons Referred for Comprehensive Program That Tests Their Cognitive and Physical Skills
In addition to a requirement for in-house practitioners to undergo testing at age 75 and older to be credentialed or re-credentialed, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore also has developed a comprehensive two-day program for surgeons who are referred to them by any facility for more extensive testing of cognitive and physical skills or capabilities.
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Look for Weak Links to Prevent Drug Diversion
Kimberly New, RN, JD, founder of Diversion Specialists in Knoxville, TN, who frequently consults with healthcare facilities on drug diversion, cites the following common areas of weakness in diversion prevention programs:
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Some Professions Are More Dangerous Than Others: HIV Transmission in the Adult Film Industry
Routine HIV testing failed to prevent HIV transmission, with an attack rate of 29% in male adult film performers.