11 results
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #SGEM #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... #VisualAbstract ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uric Acid - Low ... Acid → renal salt wasting ... #nephrology #sodium ... #low #uricacid
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
of 93.8% and a specificity ... sensitivity of 94.3% and specificity ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... Abdominal #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract ... #EBM
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 ... Sensitivity and Specificity ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Testing ... #Coronavirus #VisualAbstract ... #EBM
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
POCUS #Ultrasound #EBM ... #VisualAbstract ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm ... Cerebral salt wasting ... Primary polydipsia, Low ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #sodium
Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
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Cerebral salt wasting ... Hypothyroidism, Low ... #Hyponatremia #algorithm ... #diagnosis #sodium ... #low #nephrology
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
This is an algorithm ... physicians to identify low-risk ... Sensitivity and specificity ... 46.9% #Diagnosis #EBM ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep
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 ... require Cosyntropin testing ... - Low ACTH is