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Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
and Simplified PESI ... Day Mortality #EBM ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Scoring Criteria #EBM ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #PESI #RiskSscore ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
and Simplified PESI ... PulmonaryEmbolism ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI # ... sPESI #risk #score
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
30d mortality #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... effect/Edema • EBV ... #differential #diagnosis
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Urinalysis: LE 75% specificity ... , Nitrites 97% specificity ... 2) Pneumonia and ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... #Peds #EM #Classification
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... chest pain (LR + NS ... Severity Index (PSI ... evidence) • PSI ... #CAP #Diagnosis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... (< 50%) • S. pneumoniae ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pneumocystis pneumonia ... sensitivity and specificity ... Periodic paralyses CNS ... #differential #diagnosis
Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
emergency physicians diagnose ... appendicitis with high specificity ... Ultrasound or CUS ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Likelihood #EBM