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According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3]. | According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3]. | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
Measurement of breath hydrogen is sensitive and specific, and does not require ethanol or isotopes. It is noninvasive, and is not influenced by gastric emptying or metabolic factors. We believe it to be the most suitable test for population screening for lactase deficiency.<ref name="pmid1186802">{{cite journal |vauthors=Newcomer AD, McGill DB, Thomas PJ, Hofmann AF |title=Prospective comparison of indirect methods for detecting lactase deficiency |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=293 |issue=24 |pages=1232–6 |year=1975 |pmid=1186802 |doi=10.1056/NEJM197512112932405 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy]. | *There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy]. | ||
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Overview
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].
OR
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.
OR
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].
Screening
Measurement of breath hydrogen is sensitive and specific, and does not require ethanol or isotopes. It is noninvasive, and is not influenced by gastric emptying or metabolic factors. We believe it to be the most suitable test for population screening for lactase deficiency.[1]
- There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].
OR
- According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.
OR
- According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with:
- [Condition 1]
- [Condition 2]
- [Condition 3]
References
- ↑ Newcomer AD, McGill DB, Thomas PJ, Hofmann AF (1975). "Prospective comparison of indirect methods for detecting lactase deficiency". N. Engl. J. Med. 293 (24): 1232–6. doi:10.1056/NEJM197512112932405. PMID 1186802.