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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
will correctly diagnose ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Predictive Value Calculation ... Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
Predictive Value Calculation ... Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... • Hyperdynamic circulation ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis within circulation ... Extravascular #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Diagnoses: • ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... simple arithmetic calculations ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
hematology #anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #calculation
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... collateral venous circulation ... emergencies #oncology #differential ... #diagnosis #cancer
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
bind Cbl in the circulation ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis