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Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Predictive Value Calculation ... Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... • Hyperdynamic circulation ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential ... Hemolysis within circulation ... Extravascular #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... • Hyperdynamic circulation ... (Hyperdynamic circulation
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
actions (Box D). ❹ Circulation ... • If circulation ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... most possible causes ... bind Cbl in the circulation ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... among the possible causes ... in blood urea causes ... pituitary into the circulation
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... evaluating potential causes ... APL valve. ❺ Circulation ... of spontaneous circulation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
CHF also causes ... lungs and venous circulation