One thousand patients admitted to a 575-bed general hospital during a 6-month period each
underwent 20 chemical and hematologic tests. The potential clinical benefit was assessed …

A laboratory test is one of the least expensive diagnostic procedures a physician can order.
This year, clinical laboratories will produce an estimated 5 billion tests* consuming …

We evaluated the usefulness of commonly ordered routine admission laboratory tests in 301
patients admitted consecutively to the internal medicine wards of a university teaching …

To determine the yield of multiphasic screening, follow-up data were gathered for
consecutive abnormalities within 15 test categories. A total of 2,375 inquiries were made of …

If 95% limits are assumed and 20 non-interacting screening tests are performed, the
average patient will have one abnormal result as a conse¬ quence of the definition of …

• Nine hundred fifty-four pediatric patients admitted to our hospital had a" dipstick" urinalysis.
Glucosuria, hematuria, and proteinuria were found in 6.0%, 5.3%, and 2.5%, respectively. By …

Objective The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate whether the use of predefined
biochemical profiles as an alternative to individually ordered blood tests by the treating …

Various impacts of performing prehospitalization examinations (of elective surgical patients)
by utilizing automated multiphasic screening technology were evaluated. Compared to the …

Different health care organizations have approached and solved the problem of elective
prehospitalization testing in different ways. The health care organization under …

The methodology and results of a comparative analysis of two physical exam clinics, one
automated and one nonautomated, are presented. The paper discusses trade-offs among …