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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
interventions, and Treatment ... data regarding sensitivity ... , specificity, or ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Management Algorithms
 - Hemodynamically Stable Patients
 - Hemodynamically Unstable Patients

- Dr. Eric
Pulmonary Embolism - Management ... Algorithms - ... Hemodynamically Stable ... Embolism #acutePE #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
test - High sensitivity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... Reflects response to treatment ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Chronic Hep B - How to screen for HCC
-q6 months ultrasounds
-Use of AFP has been found
lack adequate sensitvity ... nad specificity ... AASLD diagnostic algorithm ... : #Diagnosis #Management ... LiverNodule #Screening #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... for correct classification ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... #Differential #Algorithm
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Sputum culture (Sensitivity ... in bacteremia (Sensitivity ... 82%, Specificity ... of 97%) Treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
prescribed one of the treatment ... post regarding specificity ... vs sensitivity ... #StrepThroat #Management ... #Treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Galactomannan sensitivity ... and low specificity ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... and uncertain specificity ... and to adjust treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
, 94% specificity ... , 87% specificity ... , 91% specificity ... Tests #comparison #table ... #management #gastroenterology