The Accuracy of Physical Examination to Diagnose Anemia Among Patients Five Years or Older: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Anemia remains a significant public health challenge, disproportionately impacting lower-income patients residing in areas of lesser healthcare resources. We sought to evaluate the accuracy of physical exam techniques to diagnose anemia among patients 5 years of age or older. A systematic review of 5 databases (MEDLINE via OVID, EMBASE, Scopus, Global Health and Global Health Archives, and WHO Global Index Medicus) was conducted. Studies that (1) compared non-invasive physical exam techniques with anemia diagnoses using standard laboratory measurements and (2) solely assessed or separately reported the diagnostic accuracy of physical exam techniques for patients 5 years or older were considered for inclusion. The diagnostic accuracies of individual and combinatorial physical exam technique

SUBMITTER: Vyas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868202 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature