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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... the screening test ... Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas ... #Statistics #Matrix
Pap Smear Algorithm 
#Diagnosis #Pap #Smear #Test #Cervical #HPV #Screening #PrimaryCare #Management #Vaccination #Gynecology
Pap Smear Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Pap #Smear #Test ... #Cervical #HPV
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
of Unknown Origin ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... PE Bacterial - Organ ... Infection: • HIV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
with a negative test ... NegativePredictiveValue #NPV ... Biostatistics #statistics
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Origin (FUO) - ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Test for the respective
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
with a positive test ... PositivePredictiveValue #PPV ... Biostatistics #statistics
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Coronavirus • HIV ... Septic Shock Acute Organ ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
dx of IA PPV ... NPV >90% (In most ... the use of this test ... post-2010 almost never
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... of Unknown Origin ... blood cultures • HIV ... • Additional tests ... #Fever #Unknown
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • HIV ... involvement • Other organ ... Active TB: • Fever ... Can involve any organ ... Tuberculin skin test