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1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... and pneumocystis False ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... other fungi • False ... Characteristics #Sensitivity
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
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Sensitivity Specificity ... and False Positives ... BAL samples • False ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing
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
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
drugs that may cause ... false positive ... FalsePositive #Testing
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
dermatidis • Sensitivity ... breakthrough IFI in HM • False ... : Mucorales • Sensitivity ... recipients, CGD pts • False ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting
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
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Proves cause-effect ... Sensitivity (rule ... null when it’s false ... when it is indeed false ... but not on the causal
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... that any given case ... it has a narrow focus ... #Epidemiology #Sensitivity
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • JC-virus PCR sensitivity ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing