6 results
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Urinalysis: LE 75% specificity ... , Nitrites 97% specificity ... Diagnose with LP ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm ... This is an algorithm ... Sensitivity and specificity ... 46.9% #Diagnosis #EBM ... #LP #Antibiotics
Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
appendicitis with high specificity ... Sensitivity 42.8% Specificity ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Likelihood #EBM
Modified Centor Criteria for Likelihood of Bacterial Infection In Sore throat #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Centor
Centor Criteria for Likelihood ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #StrepThroat #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Assists in liver specificity ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
Sensitivity 84%, Specificity ... Sensitivity 75%, specificity ... 96%) #Diagnosis #EM ... Syndrome #Hunters #Algorithm