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Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
Test Characteristics ... , Specificity %) ... Fasciitis #LRINEC #Testing ... #PhysicalExam #Sensitivity ... #Specifiity #Diagnosis
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
Sensitivity Specificity ... confusion matrix Sensitivity ... Specificity of a ... not to have the disease ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Pleural Effusions - Tests ... , high specificity ... and specificity ... amplification test ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
- High sensitivity ... and specificity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... and specificity ... #Testing #Laboratory
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... Characteristics Sensitivity ... , Specificity and ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... #Specificity #LikelihoodRatio
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... → Sensitivity, ... Specificity → Likelihood ... & Specificity ... and specificity
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... Specificity is the ... #Epidemiology #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue
TYPE I & TYPE II ERRORS 

SENSITIVITY & SPECIFICITY = SNOUT & SPIN 
Sensitive Tests that
II ERRORS SENSITIVITY ... & SPECIFICITY = ... SPIN Sensitive Tests ... Negative Rule OUT Disease ... Specific Tests
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... normal exam: • Sensitivity ... 92%, Specificity ... LR- 0.09 Best test ... Pronator #Drift #Testing