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Overuse of Diagnostic Tests in Clinical Practice: Are Gynecologists Aware of the Scientific Guidelines?

Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2020;42(7):436-437

DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713409

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Dear Editor,

In the past decades, the technological arsenal available in the clinical practice to doctors has provided a significant increase in clinical propaedeutics. Advanced and expensive imaging tests (magnetic resonance imaging tests, computed tomography scans, ultrasound, and others) and modern blood tests (sex hormones, vitamins, serology tests, etc.) have allowed doctors to better diagnose and treat diseases such as syphilis, thyroid dysfunction, and cancer precociously. Many of these tests are over-requested in clinical practice for several reasons that go well beyond easy access.

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Camargos EF, Nascimento-Júnior VP. Overuse of Diagnostic Tests in Clinical Practice: Are Gynecologists Aware of the Scientific Guidelines?. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2020;42(7):436-7.

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Camargos, Einstein Francisco; Nascimento-Júnior, Valter Paz do. Overuse of Diagnostic Tests in Clinical Practice: Are Gynecologists Aware of the Scientific Guidelines?. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet, v. 42, n. 7, p. 436-437, Aug. 2020.

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Camargos, E. F., & Nascimento-Júnior, V. P. (2020). Overuse of Diagnostic Tests in Clinical Practice: Are Gynecologists Aware of the Scientific Guidelines?. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet, 42(7), 436-437.

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Camargos, Einstein Francisco and Nascimento-Júnior, Valter Paz do. Overuse of Diagnostic Tests in Clinical Practice: Are Gynecologists Aware of the Scientific Guidelines?. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet [online]. 2020, vol. 42, n. 7, [cited 2024-06-28], pp.436-437. Available from: <https://journalrbgo.org/article/overuse-of-diagnostic-tests-in-clinical-practice-are-gynecologists-aware-of-the-scientific-guidelines/>.
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Dear Editor,

In the past decades, the technological arsenal available in the clinical practice to doctors has provided a significant increase in clinical propaedeutics. Advanced and expensive imaging tests (magnetic resonance imaging tests, computed tomography scans, ultrasound, and others) and modern blood tests (sex hormones, vitamins, serology tests, etc.) have allowed doctors to better diagnose and treat diseases such as syphilis, thyroid dysfunction, and cancer precociously. Many of these tests are over-requested in clinical practice for several reasons that go well beyond easy access.

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