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Classification system for assessing impact injury severity developed and published by the American Association for Automotive Medicine. It is the sys…

The use of an aberrometer to measure eye tissue imperfections or abnormalities based on the way light passes through the eye which affects the abilit…

A rating scale that measures INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS known as TARDIVE DYSKINESIA.

Qualitative and quantitative measurement of MOVEMENT patterns.

Clinical score used to assess likelihood of acute appendicitis.

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Comparison of the BLOOD PRESSURE between the BRACHIAL ARTERY and the POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. It is a predictor of PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE.

An acronym for Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, a scoring system using routinely collected data and providing an accurate, objective d…

A method, developed by Dr. Virginia Apgar, to evaluate a newborn's adjustment to extrauterine life. Five items - heart rate, respiratory effort, musc…

Measurements of joint flexibility (RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR), usually by employing an angle-measuring device (arthrometer). Arthrometry is used to …

X-RAY examination of LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Imaging is done while a BARIUM COMPOUND (e.g., BARIUM SULFATE) fills the large intestine via the r…

Score used to assess cervical favorability for induction of labor.

An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates wit…

Imaging techniques used to colocalize sites of brain functions or physiological activity with brain structures.

An index of ARTERIAL STIFFNESS obtained from PULSE WAVE VELOCITY measurements between the heart and the ankle.

Techniques for separating distinct populations of cells.

Non-invasive imaging of cells that have been labeled non-destructively, such as with nanoemulsions or reporter genes that can be detected by molecula…

Clinical score used to estimate likelihood of group A streptococcal pharyngitis.

Risk score used to estimate stroke risk in atrial fibrillation.

Prognostic score used to assess severity of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis.

Scores or algorithms that correlate with clinically significant findings and that are used to predict an outcome, or suggest a diagnostic or therapeu…

Process of formulating a diagnosis based on medical history and physical or mental examinations, and/or choosing an appropriate intervention.

Process by which clinicians collect signs and process information to understand the patient's medical situation or problem, and then plan and impleme…

Criteria to determine whether a finding (e.g., clinical examination, lab test, imaging results) requires a medical intervention for meaningful improv…

A comprehensive map of the physical interconnections of an organism's neural networks. This modular organization of neuronal architecture is believed…

Self-administered health questionnaire developed to obtain details of the medical history as an adjunct to the medical interview. It consists of 195 …

EEG phase synchronization of the cortical brain region (CEREBRAL CORTEX).

Composite renal function parameter used in organ dysfunction scoring, combining serum creatinine thresholds and urine output thresholds.

Severity score for community-acquired pneumonia using confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age.

Non-optimal interval of time between onset of symptoms, identification, and initiation of treatment.