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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... Specificity is the ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #NegativePredictiveValue
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
can cause a ↓ specificity ... Specificity can ... you perform age adjusted ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential ... diagnosis #age #adjusted
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... 100%, specificity ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... 92% and specificity ... CNS #Infections #differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
dermatidis • Sensitivity ... & Specificity: ... 96% - Higher specificity ... & Specificity ... BAL GM does not differentiate
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... CSF has a 99% sensitivity ... and specificity ... with a diagnostic sensitivity ... and specificity
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... Step 3) Differentiate
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 and ... 96% • Higher specificity ... in BAL does not differentiate ... invasive dz • Sensitivity
Brugada Algorithm to differentiate wide QRS-complex tachycardia

Sensitivity 89%, Specificity 59.2%

#Brugada #Algorithm #widecomplex #tachycardia #cardiology
Brugada Algorithm to differentiate ... QRS-complex tachycardia Sensitivity ... 89%, Specificity
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... and specificity ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential