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Epley Maneuver for BPPV Canalith Repositioning

#Management #BPPV #Epley #Maneuver #Repositioning #Canalith #Vertigo
Epley Maneuver for ... BPPV Canalith Repositioning ... #Management #BPPV ... #Epley #Maneuver
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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Modified Valsalva Maneuver Insturctions

- 43% vs 17% response compared to the standard valsalva maneuver

Per ACLS and
Modified Valsalva Maneuver ... standard valsalva maneuver ... AVNRT is vagal maneuvers ... These maneuvers ... to complete the maneuver
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... consistent with BPPV ... ) • Epley maneuver ... seen) • Epley maneuver ... ) #Vertigo #BPPV
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 •
Spec -80% for IA, PPV ... < 50%, NPV > 90%
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... #PPV #Biostatistics
Dystocia Maneuvers
1. McRoberts: hyperflexion/adduction of both hips (knees against lateral abdomen) - requires an assistant at
Dystocia Maneuvers ... stretcher) (Gaskin maneuver ... #Dystocia #Maneuvers
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
#specificity #PPV ... #NPV
Maneuvers to Identify Systolic Murmurs 
Effect of Squatting and Valsalva:
 - Mitral Valve Prolapse 
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Maneuvers to Identify ... Aortic Stenosis #Maneuvers
Dyspnea - Likelihood Ratios for Physical Exam Maneuvers

- bethgarbitelli @bethgarbitelli

#Dyspnea #Likelihood #Ratios #LRs #PhysicalExam #Maneuvers #diagnosis
Physical Exam Maneuvers ... #PhysicalExam #Maneuvers