21 results
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... Signs #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #SGEM ... #VisualAbstract
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
29663580 #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Comparison #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
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
demonstrated a sensitivity ... of 93.8% and a specificity ... of 94.3% and specificity ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... Abdominal #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... in patient with normal ... exam: • Sensitivity ... 92%, Specificity ... Pronator #Drift #Testing
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
Ultrasound #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
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 ... - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... #Specificity #SARSCoV2 ... #Coronavirus #VisualAbstract
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
especially in the setting ... bacteremia • Abnormal ... WBC count had a sensitivity ... Bandemia had a sensitivity ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
dermatidis • Sensitivity ... & Specificity: ... infection (IFI) in hematologic ... & Specificity ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting
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 sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Insufficiency #Algorithm