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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
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound ... demonstrated a sensitivity ... of 93.8% and a specificity ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
Lung Ultrasound: ... - 93.5 - Specificity ... - 85.0 - Specificity ... podcast/integrated-lung-ultrasound-for-acute-decompensated ... POCUS #diagnosis #ebm
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
point-of-care ultrasound ... pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... Comparison #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
point-of-care ultrasound ... Fracture #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Testing
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
, 94% specificity ... , 87% specificity ... , 91% specificity ... 100% detection rate ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
Lung POCUS for diagnosis of Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) - Visual Abstract
How accurate is point of
ultrasound in diagnosing ... - Sensitivity: 87% ... - Specificity ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #ebm
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
, 94% specificity ... , 87% specificity ... , 91% specificity ... 100% detection rate ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... fasting by having ... a late evening ... fasting periods ... management #hepatology #pathophysiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... CA, small cell lung ... Assists in liver specificity ... synthesis rises later
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
antigen assay has a sensitivity ... and specificity ... Urinary antigen testing ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... change in the lungs