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TYPE I & TYPE II ERRORS 

SENSITIVITY & SPECIFICITY = SNOUT & SPIN 
Sensitive Tests that
SPECIFICITY = SNOUT ... Negative Rule OUT ... Disease Specific ... Positive Rule LN Disease
Snout (Pout) Reflex on Physical Exam
The Snout reflex or a "Pout" is a pouting or pursing
Snout (Pout) Reflex ... Physical Exam The Snout ... reflex or a "Pout ... to resemble a snout ... #Orbicularis #Snout
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
true positives / disease ... true negatives / disease ... Sensitivity = SNOUT ... = Rule OUT -
Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer of information at shift change.

J Emerg Med.
department sign-out ... #Management #Dashboard ... #Shift #Signout
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Bronchus sign - Signet ... sign #ChestCT #CT ... Signs #Pulmonary #Diseases
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
and irreversible disease ... course of the disease ... #Orbicularis #Snout ... #Pout #Reflex #
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Peripheral edema, Disease-specific ... vasculitis, Behcet disease ... Goodpasture's Disease ... resolution chest CT ... confirm DAH, rule out
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Monitoring
 • Initial / ED Visit: HIV Ab/Ag, Hep B serologies, HCV Ab,
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis ... AST, BUN/Cr, GC/CT ... AST, BUN/Cr, GC/CT ... BIDMC Infectious Diseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease ... Frequently "punched-out
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
during systemic diseases ... Cervical and chest CT ... biopsies +++ • PET-CT ... • Hormonal • Post-traumatic ... SGS #systemic #diseases