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Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
EBM #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #PulmonaryEmbolism
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... - Generally >3 cm ... CNS #Infections #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... Differential Diagnosis
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Other +s: PCP, Histo ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... >90% (In most clinical ... useful in high risk ... in BAL does not differentiate