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Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Clinical Examination ... #Testing #Symptoms ... #Specificity #SGEM ... VisualAbstract #EBM ... #Diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... and Testing: • ... sensitivity (sn ... and low specificity
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... effect/Edema • EBV ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
& Specificity: ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... & Specificity ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
COVID19 Testing - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity and Specificity

Original Data via https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

Admission laboratory patterns in
COVID19 Testing ... and Specificity ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Diagnosis #Coronavirus ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
emergency physicians diagnose ... referred to as Clinical ... Ultrasound or CUS ... pubmed/29760840 Sensitivity ... #EBM
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... and specificity ... sensitivity and ... specificity of
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... de novo between aorta ... undergo EGD - Sensitivity
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
sedimentation rate ... has higher specificity ... test but lower sensitivity ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
individual studies Clinical ... Sensitivity (rule ... Specificity (rule ... alters recall Late-look ... #calculations #diagnosis