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Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Spec -80% for IA, PPV ... < 50%, NPV > 90%
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
#specificity #PPV ... #NPV
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)

A common method used to estimate the MAP is the following formula:
* MAP
MAP = DP + 1/3(PP ... pressure, and PP ... meanarterialpressure #pulsepressure
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
PRESSURE VARIATION (PPV ... Pressure Variation (PPV ... volume (increased PPV
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole. 
Surrogate indicator of
dromotropy #lusitropy #Pulsepressure ... #strokevolume #cardiacoutput
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) - Adverse Effects and Prescribing Tips

#Management #Pharmacology #PPI #Adverse #SideEffects #Prescribing #ProtonPumpInhibitor
Pump Inhibitor (PPI ... #Pharmacology #PPI
Health Maintenance Checklist for Adult IBD Patients

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Influenza (inactive), Pneumococcal PCV13, Pneumococcal PPSV23, Tdap,
PPSV23, Tdap, HPV ... Screenings: DEXA Scan, PPD
Epley Maneuver for BPPV Canalith Repositioning

#Management #BPPV #Epley #Maneuver #Repositioning #Canalith #Vertigo
Epley Maneuver for BPPV ... #Management #BPPV
Arterial Line - Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV)
Pressure Variation (PPV) represents an interaction between lungs and heart.
Pressure Variation (PPV ... Pressure Variation (PPV ... PPV = (PPmax - PPmin ... Specifically, a PPV ... #pulsepressure