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Graphical representation of a statistical model containing scales for calculating the prognostic weight of a value for each individual variable. Nomo…

Number of patients who need to be treated in order to prevent one additional bad outcome. It is the inverse of Absolute Risk Reduction.

Evaluation and measurement of nutritional variables in order to assess the level of nutrition or the NUTRITIONAL STATUS of the individual. NUTRITION …

An observation that high BODY MASS INDEX is sometimes associated with lower CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE mortality in certain population, e.g., ELDERLY.

The failure by the observer to measure or identify a phenomenon accurately, which results in an error. Sources for this may be due to the observer's …

A combination of the debris index and the dental calculus index to determine the status of oral hygiene.

Ratings that express in numerical values the degree of impairment or abnormality in the function of specific organs.

The labeling of a person with a disease or abnormal condition that would not have caused the person harm if left undiscovered, creating new diagnoses…

Predicting the time of OVULATION can be achieved by measuring the preovulatory elevation of ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE or other hormones in BLOOD…

The time required for the appearance of FIBRIN strands following the mixing of PLASMA with phospholipid platelet substitute (e.g., crude cephalins, s…

The disappearance of all signs of a disease upon REMISSION INDUCTION as supported by pathological examination.

An assessment of a patient's illness, its chronicity, severity, and other qualitative aspects.

Assessment of the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured and directly reported by the patient.

The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and th…

Measurement of the dimensions and capacity of the pelvis. It includes cephalopelvimetry (measurement of fetal head size in relation to maternal pelvi…

The ratio of arterial blood flow (PULSATILE FLOW) to venous, capillary, and tissue blood flow (non-pulsatile blood flow) - as measured regionally or…

Puncture and aspiration of fluid from the PERICARDIUM.

A histochemical technique for staining carbohydrates. It is based on PERIODIC ACID oxidation of a substance containing adjacent hydroxyl groups. The …

A numerical rating scale for classifying the periodontal status of a person or population with a single figure which takes into consideration prevale…

Force exerted when using the index finger and the thumb. It is a test for determining maximum voluntary contraction force.

Deliberate introduction of air or gas into the mediastinum as an aid to examination and diagnosis.

Deliberate introduction of air into the peritoneal cavity.

In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as t…

Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial …

The ratio of the number of conceptions (CONCEPTION) including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; and fetal losses, to the mean number of females of reproductive…

Death of a pregnant or birthing person during pregnancy or up to one year after the end of pregnancy from health issues related to pregnancy.

Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the OVUM; ZYGOTE; or BLASTOCYST prior to implantation. CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS is …

Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the RECTUM; ANAL CANAL; and ANUS.

Clinical or physiological indicators that precede the onset of disease.

A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.