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COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... Likelihood Ratios ... Barrel Chest - LR ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD ... #PhysicalExam #LikelihoodRatios
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Extremity DVT - Likelihood ... cm difference - LR ... skin warmth - LR ... NS - Palpable cord ... #Lower #DVT #Likelihood
Physical Exam Findings Predicting Thyroid Carcinoma - Likelihood Ratios
If goiter is present:
 • Cervical adenopathy -
Thyroid Carcinoma - Likelihood ... +10.5 • Vocal cord ... paralysis - LR ... +7.8 • Vocal cord ... #PhysicalExam #Likelihood
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood ... Symptoms #Signs #LikelihoodRatios ... #LR #Typical #Atypical
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #LikelihoodRatios ... #LR #Typical #Atypical
This requires defining some general cutoff values for likelihood ratios.  These are admittedly arbitrary, but
cutoff values for likelihood ... Weak impact: +LR ... >10 or a -LR <1 ... specificity and likelihood ... #Specificity #LikelihoodRatios