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Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
adrenergic agonists Table ... Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta ... Receptors #Targets #Specificity ... #Alpha #Beta #Table ... #Comparison
Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Common Causes of Vaginitis

#Vaginitis #Differential #Diagnosis #Comparison #Table #Testing #Gynecology #OBGyn
Diagnosis of Common Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Testing
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... Specificity is the ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan ... Pathogens, and Testing ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Bowel Obstruction Testing ... Diagnosis #SBO #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... LikelihoodRatio #Comparison ... #Table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... Dobutamine) - Beta ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan ... Galactomannan Beta-D-Glucan ... Sensitivity & Specificity ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
distinguishing between causes ... Continuous episodes, lasting ... Recurrent episodes lasting ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Disease - IBD Comparison ... Table Ulcerative ... ileum • Most cases ... Locality in the setting ... #Table #UC
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Biostatistics Summary Meta-Analysis ... Proves cause-effect ... Specificity (rule ... FN) Higher specificity ... probability of getting