(Indeed, assessing ex vivo lipopolysaccharide-induced TNFα production capacity by isolated monocytes is a commonly used method for diagnosing immunoparalysis [ 2].) By introducing altered IL-1β biology as a contributory process in the development of CARS/immunoparalysis, the authors lay the ground work for additional avenues of research into the cause(s) or diagnosis of these conditions.
Transvaginal ultrasonography diagnostics using the Doppler technique is a useful method for diagnosing pathologies within the endometrium.
The results show that our new PCR method is a useful method for diagnosing drowning.
Secondly, our study used standard methods for diagnosing diabetes, with prespecified serial glucose assessments and laboratory confirmation for all patients, whereas other studies have relied on billing data 8 or pooled results data in meta-analyses.
We used highly sensitive methods for diagnosing pulmonary TB based on the combination of solid and liquid culture methods [ 21] and on the use of alternative specimen collection methods when patients were unable to produce sputum.
The two most commonly used validated assessment methods for diagnosing delirium in intensive care are the Confusion Assessment Method for ICU (CAM) and the Intensive Care Delirium Checklist Score (ISDCS) [ 3].
Even though this could be related to the different methods used for diagnosing depression in the different studies (here we adopted Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS), the lower frequency of depression could be linked to the shorter duration of overuse in our series.
In this paper, methods used for diagnosing Lyme borreliosis (LB) are reviewed.
Other methods used for diagnosing VTE include tests to detect thrombus, i.e. D-dimer assay, ultrasound or venography, ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan, multidetector helical computed tomography (CT) and pulmonary angiography [ 26, 27].
The method used for diagnosing cardiovascular disease can be discussed.
