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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
it has a narrow focus ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
protective equipment (PPE ... ) • Standard PPE ... • Pre-oxygenation ... Meticulous removal of PPE ... after removal of PPE
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... #PPV #Biostatistics
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) - Adverse Effects and Prescribing Tips

#Management #Pharmacology #PPI #Adverse #SideEffects #Prescribing #ProtonPumpInhibitor
Pump Inhibitor (PPI ... #Pharmacology #PPI
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%
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
#specificity #PPV ... #NPV
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
for causes of PPF ... Atelectasis • PE ... PostPartum #Fever #PPF
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
PRESSURE VARIATION (PPV ... Pressure Variation (PPV ... volume (increased PPV
REBEL Review 89: Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage #FOAMed #table #obstetrics #hemorrhage #PPH
obstetrics #hemorrhage #PPH
Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Airway Intubation Pre-Brief ... PPE: Extended gloves ... O2 via FM Pre-ox