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Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Sensitivity & Specificity ... 96% - Higher specificity ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... Sensitivity & Specificity ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Sensitivity Specificity ... 96% • Higher specificity ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... >90% (In most clinical
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... and Management Aspergillus ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Diagnosis and Testing ... sensitivity and low specificity
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Clinical Examination ... Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
-> Serological Testing ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... -> Serological Testing ... -> Serological Testing ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
sensitivity and specificity ... Resource limited setting ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... 80–90%, and a specificity ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... Consider walk testing ... underlying hypoxia #Algorithm