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

Positive
Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... #PPV #Biostatistics ... #Epidemiology #Equations
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
and Epidemiology Equations ... #Epidemiology #Equations ... #specificity #PPV ... #NPV
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
function, prediction equations ... Cockcroft-Gault equation ... Disease (MDRD) equation ... version of this equation ... , render these equations
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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
#Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas
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Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios Calculations
#Diagnosis #Likelihood #Ratios #LR #Calculations #Equations #Positive #Negative
#Calculations #Equations
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Spec -80% for IA, PPV ... < 50%, NPV > 90%
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD ... benign, cutaneous eruptions ... benign, cutaneous eruptions ... occasionally #PPD
DO2 Equation in Shock = Oxygen Delivery
DO2 = CO x (1.39 x [Hb] x SaO2 +(0.003xPaO2))
DO2
DO2 Equation in ... Thind888 #DO2 #Equation
Health Maintenance Checklist for Adult IBD Patients

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Influenza (inactive), Pneumococcal PCV13, Pneumococcal PPSV23, Tdap,
PPSV23, Tdap, HPV ... Screenings: DEXA Scan, PPD
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