work up

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The Harvard scientists examined studies that used a method known as “active case ascertainment,” a process where every participant is screened with an extensive work-up to confirm a dementia diagnosis, Weisskopf said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

When Warren first met her now-husband, she sent him for a full lab work-up, HSV test included.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2022

Again, doctors postponed surgery to allow for further work-up of the adrenal nodule, which was ultimately found to be benign.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2021

Yet, this is often what distressed patients with irritable bowel syndrome hear, implicitly or explicitly, when a medical work-up reveals no apparent explanation for their repeated bouts of abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea or constipation.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021

When she sought an abortion, a work-up revealed a 24-week fetus with extreme anomalies and an unusually large placenta.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2019