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Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
False-Negative Contingency ... Table / confusion ... FalsePositive #FalseNegative ... #Contingency #Table
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... Does not change management ... to unnecessary testing ... #OccultBlood #Testing ... FalsePositives #FalseNegatives
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
risks/benefits in setting ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Stable patients ... Recent PCI/stenting ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... summary #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... Lung Abscess Management ... shows a small, stable ... differential #causes #management
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... effective for treating ... If patient is stable ... dosing TID/QID #Management
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
Tale of Two Staphylococci ... cultures, appropriate management ... anyone wanted, testing ... teamwork, careful management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
Recommendations for Treating ... mucoadhesive buccal tablet ... chew, or crush tablet ... Prevention #Treatment #management