5 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
Pneumocystis pneumonia (late ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... and specificity ... • Toxins • Infection ... differential #diagnosis #Laboratory
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... antigen assay has a sensitivity ... and specificity ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... shock • Mortality rate
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Assists in liver specificity ... synthesis rises later
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
dilutions in 96-well plate ... concentrations + algorithms ... determine ✓ MIC Infectious ... #Antibiotic #Sensitivity ... Susceptibility #Testing #laboratory