10 results
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Urinalysis Testing ... Sensitivity and Specificity ... #Urinalysis #Testing ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Laboratory
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection: Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Examination, Imaging, and LRINEC ScoreA Systematic Review and
Infection: Diagnostic Accuracy ... Review and Meta-Analysis ... SoftTissueInfection #Testing ... #CT #LRINEC #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
Emergency physician interpretation ... with consensus interpretation ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Review and Meta-analysis ... Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... Symptoms #Signs #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions ... sensitivity, high specificity ... Tuberculous #Pleural #Effusions ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory ... #Testing #diagnosis
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis Interpretation ... RBC's Crystal analysis ... Lyme: Serological testing ... #joint #fluid #analysis
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... patients, Albumin infusions ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Laboratory Diagnosis ... Synovial fluid analysis ... accessible joint effusion ... • Laboratory ... testing of skin
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Helicobacter Pylori Testing ... Sensitivity and Specificity ... other means of testing ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis ... #Accuracy
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Summary Meta-Analysis ... Specificity (rule ... FN) Higher specificity ... probability of getting ... error Validity (“accuracy