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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
implies being able ... Specificity is the ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
for diagnosis of CHF ... sensitivity and specificity ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Task Force on Clinical ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... cardiology #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
for Diagnosis of CHF ... Ultrasound (LUS) and clinical ... Sensitivity - 93.5 - Specificity ... Sensitivity - 85.0 - Specificity ... lung #ultrasound #CHF
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... underlying cause #Stable ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
Selected Clinical ... for SGLT2i in HF ... for SGLT2i in HF ... improved HF outcomes ... visualabstract #table
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• Common clinical ... are common • CSF ... CSF Analysis: ... sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
should be based on clinical ... sensitivity 100%, specificity ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... 80–90%, and a specificity ... sensitivity 92% and specificity
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... 81% for acute HF ... S 64-79%), 95% specificity ... 5 pts w/ acute HF ... #pharmacology #sCHF
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm