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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
and Epidemiology Equations ... Sensitivity ... Specificity Sensitivity ... Mnemonic: - Sensitivity ... #Epidemiology #Equations
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... #Epidemiology #Sensitivity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue
Pathogenesis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Insulin deficiency or severe insulin insensitivity 

#DKA #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology #Diabetes #Ketoacidosis
severe insulin insensitivity ... #DKA #Pathophysiology
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Epidemiology #Equations
Oxygen Delivery Equation
DO2 = CO x {(1.39 x Hb x sO2) + (PaO2 x 0.03)}
DO2 =
Oxygen Delivery Equation ... Oxygen #Delivery #Equation ... #pathophysiology
Sensitivity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those with the disease (true positive rate)

Sensitivity
Sensitivity Calculation ... positive rate) Sensitivity ... TP / (TP + FN) Sensitivity ... = Rule OUT #sensitivity ... #Epidemiology #Equations
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Dysthesias - Tingling, burning, or painful sensation at
Hypalgesia - Diminished sensitivity ... CarpalTunnel #Syndrome #pathophysiology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
hyperthermia) had a sensitivity ... WBC count had a sensitivity ... Bandemia had a sensitivity ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
CRP Ganzoni Equation ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
While the pathophysiology ... meningitis, it has low sensitivity