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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 ... other fungi • False ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
VisualAbstract #POCUS ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #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
of 93.8% and a specificity ... sensitivity of 94.3% and specificity ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #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 ... 96% • Higher specificity ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Sensitivity & Specificity ... 96% - Higher specificity ... breakthrough IFI in HM • False ... 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 ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
can cause a ↓ specificity ... (i.e. more false ... Specificity can ... yrs of age) the specificity ... adjusted d-dimer testing
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Bowel Obstruction Testing ... Diagnosis #SBO #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS
POCUS for Ocular Ultrasound - Visual Abstract
How accurate is point-of-care ultrasound for diagnosing retinal detachment (RD),
POCUS for Ocular ... Sensitivity 96.9, Specificity ... Sensitivity 81.9, Specificity ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ocular-pocus-retinal-detachment-vitreous-hemorrhage ... 1000441043503 #ocular
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Specificity (rule ... FN) Higher specificity ... probability of getting ... null when it’s false ... when it is indeed false