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Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Evaluation 1) Clinical ... normal, move on to SPEP
Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
Accuracy Compared - SPEP ... - FLC - UPEP ... Diagnosis #MGRS #MGUS #SPEP
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
(59-83%), TEE spec ... (97-100%), TTE spec ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical
Dynamic Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS
More likely pneumonia than atelectasis. 94% spec in small study

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atelectasis. 94% spec ... pulmonary #ultrasound #clinical
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Sens ~55-96%; Spec ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... Serum GM: Sens/Spec
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Sens 55-9536, spec ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... Spec 81% for dx ... >90% (In most clinical
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis: • Clinical ... ELISA) - ↑Sens/↓Spec ... non-heparin A/C if clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... Blood Tests: • SPEP ... Urine Tests: • UPEP
Examples of McConnell's sign: Regional wall motion abnormalities sparing the right ventricular apex - suggestive of
has poor sens/spec ... McConnells #Sign #Clinical
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
Sens/spec as high ... Sternum #Fracture #Clinical