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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
and Epidemiology Equations ... Sensitivity ... Specificity Sensitivity ... Mnemonic: - Sensitivity ... #Epidemiology #Equations
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... #Epidemiology #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... #Epidemiology #Equations
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
45mmHg has a 100% sensitivity ... Differences #Versus #Comparison
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity
Antibiogram - Antibiotic Resistance Table for Severe Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

ESBL Enterobacteriaceae
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
MDR Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter

Adapted from
InfectiousDiseases #Resistant #Comparison ... #Pharmacology #Sensitivity
COMPARISON OF PREDICTION TOOLS FOR PREDICTING TBI IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
 - PECARN 
 - CHALICE
COMPARISON OF PREDICTION ... CHALICE #CATCH #TBI #Sensitivity
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
normal but poor sensitivity ... Laboratory #Testing #Comparison
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
ChestXRay #KUB #CXR #Sensitivity ... #Limitations #Comparison
Sensitivity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those with the disease (true positive rate)

Sensitivity
Sensitivity Calculation ... positive rate) Sensitivity ... TP / (TP + FN) Sensitivity ... = Rule OUT #sensitivity ... #Epidemiology #Equations