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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... The triquetrum ... Complications are ... fractures • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Women with HIV Aged ... If younger than age ... Women with HIV aged ... are normal, follow-up ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
proportion of truly diseased ... population who are ... identified as diseased ... identify a non-diseased ... picks up only the disease
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... consistent with old TB disease ... Children > 4 years of age ... • kidney disease ... and are on hemodialysis
External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Troubleshooting for Neurosurgery Residents

Low Hanging Fruit
 • Has the system become disconnected
Are there any ... "Two Tests" for ... : • The Drop Test ... • The Raise Test ... Neurosurgery #diagnosis #management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... → Spectrum of Disease ... 3: Spectrum of Disease ... the spectrum of disease ... Stewardship #ultrasound #management
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... required, specific tests ... eosinophil counts and IgE ... and sensitivity tests ... #Diagnosis #Management
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... antibodies, which are ... titer, ACE level ... connective-tissue disease ... #Rheumatic #Disease
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Additional laboratory tests ... chronic kidney tests ... Test for celiac ... disease with serology ... change medical management
TYPE I & TYPE II ERRORS 

SENSITIVITY & SPECIFICITY = SNOUT & SPIN 
Sensitive Tests that
SPIN Sensitive Tests ... that are Negative ... Rule OUT Disease ... Specific Tests ... Rule LN Disease