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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
and Epidemiology Equations ... Biostatistics #statistics ... #Epidemiology #Equations ... #calculations # ... #specificity #PPV
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Predictive Value Calculation ... PositivePredictiveValue #PPV ... Biostatistics #statistics ... #Epidemiology #Equations ... #calculations #
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
Predictive Value Calculation ... NegativePredictiveValue #NPV ... Biostatistics #statistics ... #Epidemiology #Equations ... #calculations #
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
function, prediction equations ... Cockcroft-Gault equation ... assistant medical calculation ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Calculation #Formulas
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Specificity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those without the disease (true negative rate)

Specificity
Specificity Calculation ... Biostatistics #statistics ... #Epidemiology #Equations ... #calculations #
Sensitivity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those with the disease (true positive rate)

Sensitivity
Sensitivity Calculation ... Biostatistics #statistics ... #Epidemiology #Equations ... #calculations #
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV ... #Formulas #Statistics
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Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Peripheral #Central #Algorithm ... #BPPV #Differential
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Equations for estimated ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... CockcroftGault #EGFR #Equations ... #Calculation #Formulas
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
than a minute for BPPV ... posterior canal BPPV ... horizontal canal BPPV ... with posterior circulation ... symptoms #comparison #neurology