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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Cost - Cost per test ... enzymes, Head CT ... Cardiac stress test ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
In detecting CT ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Emphysematous Prostatitis - Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder showed an atypical focus of gas
showed an atypical focus ... computed tomography (CT ... Clinical #Radiology #CT ... #Prostatitis #NEJM
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... MRA; abdominal CT ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
Positive Seidel test ... positive Seidel test ... CT can also help ... in making the diagnosis ... Seidel #Positive #Test
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... assign a final post-test ... ultrasound #management #diagnosis
Tricuspid regurgitation on Color Doppler POCUS Echocardiogram

Tricuspid regurgitation.  High-pitched, holosystolic murmur best heard by lower
Color Doppler POCUS ... holosystolic murmur best ... CT shows intense ... regurgitation #POCUS
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... initial test: abdominal ... CT scan with contrast ... CT/MRI of the thorax ... express Laboratory tests
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
hyperextension test ... (Stork test) ... vertebrae • CT ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... of lesions on CT ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS ... pulmonary #ultrasound #diagnosis