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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

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

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
negatives Positive Likelihood ... / (1 – Specificity ... ) Negative Likelihood ... ) / Specificity ... Sensitivity vs
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Pasteur in 1885 as ... with reasonable sensitivity ... and specificity ... Resource limited setting
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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
test - High sensitivity ... and specificity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Differentiate primary vs
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
100%, specificity ... • Symptoms: AMS ... symptoms such as ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
ultrasound (referred to as ... pubmed/29760840 Sensitivity ... 42.8% Specificity ... VisualAbstract #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Likelihood
COVID19 Testing - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity and Specificity

Original Data via https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

Admission laboratory patterns in
COVID19 Testing ... - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... #PCR #ChestCT #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #SARSCoV2
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
Pharyngitis, also known as ... retail/community setting ... post regarding specificity ... vs sensitivity ... penicillin allergy testing