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Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... #NPV #Biostatistics ... #Epidemiology #Equations
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
and Epidemiology Equations ... #Epidemiology #Equations ... #specificity #PPV ... #NPV
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
function, prediction equations ... Cockcroft-Gault equation ... Disease (MDRD) equation ... version of this equation ... , render these equations
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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas
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Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios Calculations
#Diagnosis #Likelihood #Ratios #LR #Calculations #Equations #Positive #Negative
#Calculations #Equations
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Spec -80% for IA, PPV ... < 50%, NPV > 90%
Summary for providing acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

- Indications for NIV
- Contraindications for NIV
- NIV Setup
- NIV
non-invasive ventilation (NIV ... Indications for NIV ... Contraindications for NIV ... - NIV Setup - ... NIV Monitoring
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
sensitivity & 100% NPV
DO2 Equation in Shock = Oxygen Delivery
DO2 = CO x (1.39 x [Hb] x SaO2 +(0.003xPaO2))
DO2
DO2 Equation in ... Thind888 #DO2 #Equation
Understanding Cervical HPV
Human Papillomavirus(HPV) is a double-stranded DNA virus with over 200 types, divided by tissue
Understanding Cervical HPV ... Papillomavirus(HPV ... vs. mucosal) HPV ... been exposed to HPV ... #Cervical #HPV