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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... are identified as ... Sensitivity indicates ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #NegativePredictiveValue
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... diarrhea before testing ... be categorized as ... the much smaller differential ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential ... #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate ... primary vs secondary
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... symptoms such as ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... CNS #Infections #differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Sensitivity Specificity ... in BAL does not differentiate ... invasive dz • Sensitivity ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pointes if in a setting ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... especially in the setting ... science/article/abs ... Bandemia had a sensitivity ... #Bandemia #differential
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
specific tests, such as ... bronchoprovocation test, and sensitivity ... summary of the differential ... #Differences #Algorithm
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Primary Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Androgen insensitivity ... Functional (e.g. eating ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm