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Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
Test Characteristics ... , Specificity %) ... Fasciitis #LRINEC #Testing ... #PhysicalExam #Sensitivity ... #Specifiity #Diagnosis
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Pleural Effusions - Tests ... , high specificity ... and specificity ... amplification test ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... Characteristics Sensitivity ... , Specificity and ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... #Specificity #LikelihoodRatio
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... first-level screening test ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
Sensitivity Specificity ... confusion matrix Sensitivity ... test is the proportion ... disease, who will test ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... normal exam: • Sensitivity ... 92%, Specificity ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... , Specificity → ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... assign a final post-test
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... diarrhea before testing ... pick specific tests ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Cancer Screening Tests ... Stool/blood-based tests ... Multitarget stool DNA test ... colon #Screening #Tests ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing