61 results
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Characteristics Sensitivity ... Specificity and Likelihood ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table #Sensitivity
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
negatives Positive Likelihood ... Ratio = Sensitivity ... Specificity) Negative Likelihood ... Ratio = (1 – Sensitivity ... vs Specificity
Syphilis Traditional vs Reverse-Sequence Screening Algorithms

#Syphilis #ReverseSequence #Screening #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Laboratory #Testing
Syphilis Traditional vs ... Reverse-Sequence Screening Algorithms ... ReverseSequence #Screening #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Laboratory #Testing
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... diarrhea before testing ... be categorized as ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm ... #Testing
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Deficiency Anemia vs ... Disease - Laboratory Testing ... normal but poor sensitivity ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Syphilis Serologic Testing ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... Algorithms Treponemal ... Testing: • Confirmatory ... High Cost • FTA-ABS
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... Assess the likelihood ... Awake intubation vs ... • Preservation vs ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Pasteur in 1885 as ... with reasonable sensitivity ... Resource limited setting
Traditionally, we have been taught to examine for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs when examining patients with
evidence and low sensitivity ... they do recommend testing ... headache, defined as ... patient’s headache as
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm