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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... POCUS has a negative ... likelihood ratio ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Draw a connecting your pre-test probability and your likelihood ratio. This provides you with your post-test
probability and your likelihood ... #EBM #Fagan #Nomogram
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Viral: HSV, EBV ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Causes #Nausea
Likelihood Ratios of Clinical Features Ruling In Deep Vein Thrombosis
Malignant disease	2.71
History of deep vein thrombosis	2.25
Recent immobilization	1.98
Difference
Likelihood Ratios ... Obesity 0.85 - EB ... EBmedicine #Likelihood
4-T Score for the Likelihood of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
 - Thrombocytopenia - Compare the highest platelet
count
Score for the Likelihood ... Other potential cause ... Thrombocytopenia #Likelihood
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound findings #EBM ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
POCUS Stewardship ... Specificity → Likelihood ... indication for POCUS ... while interpreting POCUS ... #POCUS #Stewardship