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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
Important Biostatistics ... Epidemiology Equations Sensitivity ... Specificity Sensitivity ... Mnemonic: - Sensitivity ... = Rule IN #Biostatistics
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
Sensitivity Specificity ... confusion matrix Sensitivity ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... ConfusionMatrix #Biostatistics
TYPE I & TYPE II ERRORS 

SENSITIVITY & SPECIFICITY = SNOUT & SPIN 
Sensitive Tests that
II ERRORS SENSITIVITY ... Type2 #Errors #Biostatistics
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Viral: HSV, EBV ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Signs #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... VisualAbstract #EBM
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
45mmHg has a 100% sensitivity ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... Comparison #Accuracy #Sensitivity
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Causes #Nausea
COMPARISON OF PREDICTION TOOLS FOR PREDICTING TBI IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
 - PECARN 
 - CHALICE
CHALICE #CATCH #TBI #Sensitivity ... DecisionRules #EBM
Fernando SM et al. Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in
pubmed/29404582 #EBM ... Screening #Sepsis #Sensitivity