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Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
appendicitis with high specificity ... Michael Prats #POCUS ... VisualAbstract #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Likelihood #EBM
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Sensitivity, Specificity ... and Likelihood ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... LikelihoodRatio #Accuracy
Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
(Sensitivity, Specificity ... LRINEC #Testing #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specifiity
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... POCUS has a negative ... likelihood ratio ... PratsEM #Abscess #POCUS ... #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Ascites: Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy

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

Source: Joseph D.
Exam Diagnostic Accuracy ... Sensitivity and Specificity ... PhysicalExam #Ascites #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
disease present Specificity ... negatives Positive Likelihood ... ) Negative Likelihood ... Sensitivity) / Specificity ... Sensitivity vs Specificity
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Sensitivity and Specificity ... Urinalysis #Testing #Accuracy ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
POCUS for diagnosing the source of Sepsis - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of using point-of-care
POCUS for diagnosing ... Abstract What is the accuracy ... - POCUS: Sensitivity ... - 73%, Specificity ... Sensitivity - 48%, Specificity
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 ... of 93.8% and a specificity ... sensitivity of 94.3% and specificity ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Accuracy
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
POCUS Stewardship ... → Sensitivity, Specificity ... → Likelihood Ratio ... Sensitivity & Specificity ... sensitivity and specificity