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Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
trials with the FDA ... Antidepressants #SSRIs ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA
Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
trials with the FDA ... Antidepressants #SSRIs ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Syphilis Serologic Testing ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... High Cost • FTA-ABS ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... #diagnosis #Treponemal
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
blood cells + ADA ... high specificity ADA ... lymphocytes % + ADA ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing ... #diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... probability of getting ... power) Selection bias ... time Lead-time bias ... #calculations #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... cyclosporine, SSRIs ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Helicobacter Pylori Testing ... other means of testing ... or unexplained IDA ... Pylori #HPylori #Testing ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Diagnostic Testing
Pleural fluid culture - Up to 40% sensitivity
Pleural biopsy culture and
Pleural Effusions - Diagnostic ... Testing Pleural ... 85.5% sensitivity ADA ... #Tuberculous #Diagnosis ... #Laboratory #Testing