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Arterial Line - Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV)
Pressure Variation (PPV) represents an interaction between lungs and heart.
Pressure Variation (PPV ... Pressure Variation (PPV ... PPV = (PPmax - PPmin ... Specifically, a PPV ... pulsepressure #variation #diagnosis
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
PRESSURE VARIATION (PPV ... Pressure Variation (PPV ... volume (increased PPV ... arterial #artlines #diagnosis
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
#calculations #diagnosis ... #specificity #PPV ... #NPV
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 •
Spec -80% for IA, PPV ... < 50%, NPV > 90% ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
will correctly diagnose ... Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pressure Variation (PPV ... pulse pressure (PPV ... is analogous to PPV ... is analogous to PPV ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
: Differential diagnosis ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... NPV = 95% 4. ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
PPV: proportion ... prevalence is low, then PPV ... NPV: proportion ... specificity -> higher PPV ... #calculations #diagnosis
Stone in Neck (SIN) Sign of Acute Cholecystitis

Always eval the GB neck - impacted stone-in-neck (SIN)
sn of 97% and a ppv ... of 93% in diagnosing
Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Central #Algorithm #BPPV