9 results
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
29663580 #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #POCUS #Hydronephrosis ... #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
of 93.8% and a specificity ... sensitivity of 94.3% and specificity ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... Abdominal #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
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 ... .2020200642 Admission laboratory ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Coronavirus #VisualAbstract
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
Subungual #Fracture #POCUS ... Ultrasound #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential ... #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Sensitivity Specificity ... 96% • Higher specificity ... in BAL does not differentiate ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... confirmed via genetic testing ... dependent upon local laboratory ... hypokalemia #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #nephrology
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... should use this algorithm ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... reference level Laboratory ... #SmallPox #Laboratory