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FOBT Testing in Hospitalized Patients with Upper GI Bleed 
Choosing Wisely': Things We Do For No
FOBT Testing in ... #OccultStool #Testing ... #ChoosingWisely ... LGIBleed #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... #VisualAbstract
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known #Ammonia #Testing ... HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... Hepatology #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #ChoosingWisely
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #SGEM #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
ultrasound for the diagnosis ... of 93.8% and a specificity ... sensitivity of 94.3% and specificity ... #Accuracy #Testing ... Abdominal #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... The diagnostic workup ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... #Workup #Differential
COVID19 Testing - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity and Specificity

Original Data via https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

Admission laboratory patterns in
COVID19 Testing ... Sensitivity and Specificity ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #SARSCoV2 #Diagnosis ... #Coronavirus #VisualAbstract
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... have almost 100% specificity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... lower, you have diagnosed ... Step 3) Differentiate
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... CNS #Infections #differential
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
can cause a ↓ specificity ... Specificity can ... adjusted d-dimer testing ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #age
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Sensitivity & Specificity ... 96% - Higher specificity ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting ... Galactomannan #diagnosis