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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Characteristics Sensitivity ... Specificity and Likelihood ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table #Sensitivity
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
Epidemiology Equations Sensitivity ... negatives Positive Likelihood ... Ratio = Sensitivity ... Specificity) Negative Likelihood ... Ratio = (1 – Sensitivity
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Urinalysis Testing ... - UTI Sensitivity ... #Urinalysis #Testing ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
many possible causes ... In most cases, it ... diarrhea before testing ... reduce unnecessary testing ... Diarrhea #Algorithm #Testing
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity
Ascites: Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy

Sensitivity and Specificity: Shifting Dullness, Bulging Flanks. Fluid Wave 

Source: Joseph D.
Diagnostic Accuracy Sensitivity ... Ascites #Accuracy #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity ... Fasciitis #LRINEC #Testing ... #PhysicalExam #Sensitivity
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
, Symptoms and Testing ... - Likelihood Ratios ... #PhysicalExam #Testing
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Spectrum of Disease → Sensitivity ... Specificity → Likelihood ... Step 4: Sensitivity ... to known scan sensitivity
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
ADA - Very high sensitivity ... - Increase in sensitivity ... % + ADA - High sensitivity ... neutrophil ratio - High sensitivity ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing