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lolo8764

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Thank you all for the info!!

Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
What's CHARGE? I've never heard of that.

C-cobloma

H-heart defect

A-atresia chonae (choanal atresia)

R-retarded growth and development

G-genital abnormality

E-ear abnormality

More info: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/charge-syndrome

Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

The CHARGE kids I've cared for have also had either absent or under-developed thymus glands and the resulting lack of full immune protection.

No I am just confused if its a diagnostic test or screening? I have found several different definitions, so I was not sure as to what exactly it was besides what the acronym means. Sorry for the confusion.

I know this isn't really on topic now that the question has been answered but I know sometimes this diagnostic test vs screening question pops up (not necessarily here but definitely in patient questions) and hey, I have this handy-dandy flowchart from coding clinicals last year that helped me understand the difference. Spreading the knowledge, etc. :)

Rule of thumb is that a diagnostic test is done for someone with symptoms or history of a certain disease- like colon cancer. A patient will have diagnostic colonoscopies if they are having symptoms or if they've had colon cancer. Screening is used to rule out a diagnosis in someone who is in a certain population or assess for an abnormality that may be present in certain populations- for example, people over the age of 50 for colonoscopies. It's recommended every ... ten years? Correct me if I'm wrong, please. But in someone who has no symptoms and no previous diagnosis of abnormal findings in colonoscopies it would be a simple screening.

I also found a really good description of what a screening is on americanpregnancy.org that fits with this topic.

What Is A Screening Test?

It is very important to remember what a screening test is before getting one performed. This will help alleviate some of the anxiety that can accompany test results. Screening tests do not look only at results from the blood test. They compare a number of different factors (including age, ethnicity, results from blood tests, etc...) and then estimate what a person's chances are of having an abnormality. These tests DO NOT diagnose a problem; they only signal that further testing should be done.

Specializes in Neuroscience.

I learn so much on this forum. It's awesome.

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