4 results
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
84%, Specificity ... 75%, specificity ... 96%) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Serotonin ... Syndrome #Hunters #Algorithm
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumocystis pneumonia (late ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... and specificity ... #Laboratory
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Assists in liver specificity ... synthesis rises later
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
sedimentation rate ... testing has higher specificity ... test but lower sensitivity ... IgM) levels • Hepatitis ... #workup #diagnosis