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Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... Symptoms #Signs #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #SGEM #VisualAbstract
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ... demonstrated a sensitivity ... of 93.8% and a specificity ... #Testing #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
29663580 #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
There are several screening questionnaires for OSA, although the accuracy of many of them is limited.4,6,7,24
, although the accuracy ... Figure 1).27 Its sensitivity ... than 85%, with a specificity ... , and a higher specificity ... the primary care setting
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Step 1) Screening ... have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 2) Confirmation
POCUS Confirmation of CVC Placement - Visual Abstract
How accurate is a single view ultrasound protocol for
POCUS Confirmation ... Abstract How accurate ... - Sensitivity - ... 86.8% - Specificity ... diagnosis #ebm #visualabstract
POCUS Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation - Visual Abstract
How accurate is tracheal ultrasound in determining whether the
POCUS Confirmation ... Visual Abstract How accurate ... - Sensitivity - ... 98.9% - Specificity ... diagnosis #ebm #visualabstract
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Sensitivity (rule ... out – screening ... Specificity (rule ... FN) Higher specificity ... error Validity (“accuracy