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Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
VisualAbstract #POCUS ... Comparison #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
POCUS for diagnosing the source of Sepsis - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of using point-of-care
POCUS for diagnosing ... - POCUS: Sensitivity ... Specificity - 95% ... Clinical Standard: Sensitivity ... sepsis #source #POCUS
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... sitting up); Spec: 95% ... Sens: 5%; Spec: 95% ... Meningitis #diagnosis #testing ... #physicalexam #Sensitivity
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
demonstrated a sensitivity ... abdominal CT, and a sensitivity ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
Subungual #Fracture #POCUS ... VisualAbstract #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Helicobacter Pylori Testing ... Methods - Sensitivity ... other means of testing ... - 95-100% - Not ... Pylori #HPylori #Testing
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Diagnostic Testing
Pleural fluid culture - Up to 40% sensitivity
Pleural biopsy culture and
Effusions - Diagnostic Testing ... histopath - 80-95% ... sensitivity Pleural ... Diagnosis #Laboratory #Testing ... #Sensitivity
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Bowel Obstruction Testing ... Diagnosis #SBO #Testing ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... test but lower sensitivity ... - >95% of patients ... and C serology testing ... workup #diagnosis #testing
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Sensitivity (rule ... PPV Higher sensitivity ... probability of getting ... : 1 (68%) – 2 (95%