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#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP ... Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Chronic Hep B - How to screen for HCC
-q6 months ultrasounds
-Use of AFP has been found
to screen for HCC ... lack adequate sensitvity ... nad specificity ... AASLD diagnostic algorithm ... LiverNodule #Screening #Algorithm
COVID19 Testing - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity and Specificity

Original Data via https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

Admission laboratory patterns in
COVID19 Testing ... - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Testing ... Sensitivity #Specificity
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... , specificity 99 ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... CNS #Infections #differential
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Microbiologic-Testing ... Microbiologic-Testing ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... 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 ... Other +s: PCP, Histo ... 96% • Higher specificity ... in BAL does not differentiate
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
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
dermatidis • Sensitivity ... & Specificity: ... & Specificity ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting