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Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
TBRF is caused by ... The table below ... demonstrating spirochetes; sensitivity ... Given low sensitivity ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... that any given case ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV
ACA infarcts are rare because of the collateral circulation provided by the anterior communicating artery. ACA infarct
the collateral circulation ... hemiparesis with loss of sensibility ... These are uncommon causes ... 4.4% of stroke cases ... The clinical presentation
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Airway Breathing Circulation ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... Prevention - Consider cause ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... needed to restore circulation ... ischemia (90% sensitivity
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
individual studies Clinical ... Proves cause-effect ... diseases, describe clinical ... Sensitivity (rule ... Biostatistics #formulas #calculations
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... sequences improve sensitivity ... CTA • Anterior circulation ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... - Bacterial: Borrelia ... differential #algorithm
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... released into circulation ... are removed from circulation ... well as varying clinical ... These causes could
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical