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Which group of the population is likely to give a high yield for conditions such as diabetes mellitus, cancer of the cervix, and simple glaucoma?
Hospital patients
What is the usual practice when patients who come to the hospital have a diagnostic doubt?
Request laboratory and other tests sequentially
What may prove its worth in leading to diagnoses that would otherwise have been delayed or missed altogether?
Submitting patients to a number of laboratory tests routinely
What is one risk of not exercising individual choice in requesting laboratory tests?
Delaying diagnoses
In the context of hospital patient screening, what is meant by a 'high yield'?
Discovering a significant number of cases of specific conditions
Explore the concept of screening hospital patients, focusing on the high-risk nature of this population and the conditions that can be detected through screening. Learn about the importance of screening for diseases like diabetes mellitus, cervical cancer, and glaucoma among hospital patients.
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