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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Sensitivity, Specificity ... and Likelihood ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #LikelihoodRatio
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Physical Exam Likelihood ... Barrel Chest - LR ... Lip Breathing - LR ... breath sounds - LR ... #PhysicalExam #LikelihoodRatios
This requires defining some general cutoff values for likelihood ratios.  These are admittedly arbitrary, but
cutoff values for likelihood ... between sensitivity/specificity ... and likelihood ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #LikelihoodRatios
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood ... Symptoms #Signs #LikelihoodRatios ... #LR #Typical #Atypical
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #LikelihoodRatios ... #LR #Typical #Atypical
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
, Symptoms and Testing ... - Likelihood Ratios ... #Gravis #LRs #LikelihoodRatios ... #PhysicalExam #Testing
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... Sensitivity 92%, Specificity ... 90% • LR+ 9.2 ... , LR- 0.09 Best ... Pronator #Drift #Testing
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
(CI 74-100), +LR ... (CI 79-100), -LR ... (CI 91-100), +LR ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #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 #LikelihoodRatio
Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
appendicitis with high specificity ... 97.9% + LR 20.6 ... - LR 0.58 Visual ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Likelihood #EBM