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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
negatives Positive Likelihood ... / (1 – Specificity ... ) Negative Likelihood ... ) / Specificity ... Sensitivity vs
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Characteristics Sensitivity ... , Specificity and ... Likelihood Ratios ... Characteristics #Table #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #LikelihoodRatio
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
, Specificity → ... Likelihood Ratio ... Step 4: Sensitivity ... & Specificity ... and specificity
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
Decision Rule (Sensitivity ... 84%, Specificity ... 75%, specificity ... 96%) #Diagnosis #EM ... Syndrome #Hunters #Algorithm
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
instrument has a sensitivity ... 100% and a modest specificity ... Diagnosis #Management #EM
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
data regarding sensitivity ... , specificity, or ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm
Chronic Hep B - How to screen for HCC
-q6 months ultrasounds
-Use of AFP has been found
lack adequate sensitvity ... nad specificity ... AASLD diagnostic algorithm ... LiverNodule #Screening #Algorithm
Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
appendicitis with high specificity ... pubmed/29760840 Sensitivity ... 42.8% Specificity ... VisualAbstract #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Likelihood
Modified Centor Criteria for Likelihood of Bacterial Infection In Sore throat #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Centor
Centor Criteria for Likelihood ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #StrepThroat #Algorithm
This requires defining some general cutoff values for likelihood ratios.  These are admittedly arbitrary, but
cutoff values for likelihood ... relationship between sensitivity ... /specificity and ... likelihood ratios ... #Specificity #LikelihoodRatios