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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic ... and Likelihood Ratios ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table ... LikelihoodRatio #Accuracy #PhysicalExam
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Cushing Syndrome ... - Likelihood Ratios ... #Likelihood #Ratios ... #LRs #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... the lung) - CNS ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Table #Causes
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... cell enzymes - Acquired ... Periodic paralyses CNS ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Diagnostics and Likelihood Ratios

The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have 
carpal
- Diagnostics and ... Likelihood Ratios ... pubmed/10865306 #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... aldosterone/renin ratio ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Screening #Workup #table
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... chest pain (LR + NS ... • PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... (LR + 2.8) Testing ... Pneumonia #CAP #Diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Lassa fever virus, rabies ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... bowel disease, scleroderma ... Miscellaneous - Scorpion sting ... #differential #diagnosis