Being questioned by airport security as to where I am traveling to, for what purpose and to visit whom, as is the case for travelers in security-intense Israel, is also a rational and reasonable screening method, and I will gladly provide the requested answers.
But the minute you apply some reasonable screens, the universe quickly shrinks.
It's conceivable that this would be a reasonable screening tool, but I would be surprised".
"We have to be cautious that we keep in mind what's research, what's trying to answer a question, and what's a reasonable screening tool.
A fasting insulin value >20 μU/mL, HOMA value > 3.8, and glucose/insulin value <7.2 were reasonable screening values in our population of white women, whereas a fasting insulin value >23 μU/mL, HOMA value >4.5, and glucose/insulin ratio <4.0 were feasible screening values in Mexican American women.
Given that it would be complicated to perform this test on every patient with sleep-related breathing problems, some suggest that measuring bicarbonate levels in normal (venous) blood would be a reasonable screening test.
Therefore, further studies are needed for a reasonable screening method.
Within the Iranian context, breast self examination provides a reasonable screening method for early detection of treatable breast tumors [ 20].
The mean doubling time of HCC on US is 180 days and hence 6 months is a reasonable screening time interval [ 11– 13].
For any prevention programme, a reasonable screening strategy is necessary to identify the recipients who are most at risk and stand to gain the most from the programme.
