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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... FRACTURES: • ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Testing - Likelihood Ratios ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #LRs ... #LikelihoodRatios ... #PhysicalExam #
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Exam Likelihood Ratios ... Barrel Chest - LR ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD #PhysicalExam ... #LikelihoodRatios ... #LRs #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Likelihood Ratios ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... Symptoms #Signs #LikelihoodRatios ... #LR #Typical #Atypical
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic ... Test Characteristics ... and Likelihood Ratios ... #Specificity #LikelihoodRatio ... #Accuracy #PhysicalExam
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Likelihood Ratios ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #LikelihoodRatios ... #LR #Typical #Atypical
Malaria in Returning Travelers

Signs and Symptoms for Malaria with Likelihood Ratios 

Does this patient have malaria?
with Likelihood Ratios ... pubmed/21057136 #Diagnosis ... #Malaria #LRs # ... LikelihoodRatios ... #PhysicalExam #
Ice-pack Test for Myasthenia Gravis - Likelihood Ratio (LR) +24 / -0.16
Ice pack's can be used
Ice-pack Test for ... Likelihood Ratio (LR ... effectively increasing ACh ... Myasthenia #Gravis #physicalexam ... #neurology #diagnosis
Hypovolemia
Physical Examination Findings and Likelihood Ratios for Hypovolemia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10086438

The rational clinical examination. Is this patient hypovolemic? JAMA.
and Likelihood Ratios ... #Diagnosis #Hypovolemia ... #LRs #LikelihoodRatios ... #PhysicalExam
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Diagnostics and Likelihood Ratios

The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have 
carpal
Tunnel Syndrome - Diagnostics ... and Likelihood Ratios ... CarpalTunnel #Syndrome #LRs ... #LikelihoodRatios ... #PhysicalExam #