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Likelihood Ratios of Clinical Features Ruling In Deep Vein Thrombosis
Malignant disease	2.71
History of deep vein thrombosis	2.25
Recent immobilization	1.98
Difference
Likelihood #Ratios #DeepVein ... Thrombosis #DVT #diagnosis ... #LRs
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) 

#DeepVein #Thrombosis #DVT #Diagnosis #Algorithm #WellsCriteria
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Thrombosis (DVT) #DeepVein ... Thrombosis #DVT #Diagnosis
Investigating DVT: approach to symptoms suggestive of lower limb deep vein thrombosis
#Diagnosis #DVT #deepvein #thrombosis #wells
vein thrombosis #Diagnosis ... #DVT #deepvein
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Central obesity LR ... Thin skinfold LR ... 115.6 Plethora LR ... Likelihood #Ratios #LRs ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Barrel Chest - LR ... Lip Breathing - LR ... breath sounds - LR ... LikelihoodRatios #LRs ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
taking (guided by LRs ... physical activity - Nausea ... Diaphoresis (+LR ... neck or jaw (+LR ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Physical Exam Findings Predicting Thyroid Carcinoma - Likelihood Ratios
If goiter is present:
 • Cervical adenopathy -
Cervical adenopathy - LR ... cord paralysis - LR ... cord paralysis - LR ... PhysicalExam #Likelihood #LRs ... #diagnosis
Likelihood Ratios - Probability
Remember 2/5/10 and 15/30/45:
 • LR of 2 increases the probability by 15%
and 15/30/45: • LR ... probability by 15% • LR ... 5, and 1/10 • LR ... #Probability #LRs ... #diagnosis #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 ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis