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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
interventions, and Treatment ... data regarding sensitivity ... , specificity, or ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
instrument has a sensitivity ... 100% and a modest specificity ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
test - High sensitivity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... Reflects response to treatment ... Celiac #Disease #Testing
Chronic Hep B - How to screen for HCC
-q6 months ultrasounds
-Use of AFP has been found
lack adequate sensitvity ... nad specificity ... AASLD diagnostic algorithm ... : #Diagnosis #Management ... LiverNodule #Screening #Algorithm
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
Decision Rule (Sensitivity ... 84%, Specificity ... 75%, specificity ... 96%) #Diagnosis #EM ... Syndrome #Hunters #Algorithm
C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... Complications CDI Testing ... Algorithm CDI ... CDifficile #IBD #Algorithm ... #Management #Treatment
Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
Suggested algorithm ... for treating irritable ... IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm ... bowel #syndrome #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
post regarding specificity ... vs sensitivity ... penicillin allergy testing ... #StrepThroat #Management ... #Treatment
AAFP Severity-based approach to treating acne.

#Management #Dermatology #PrimaryCare #Acne #Algorithm #Treatment
Severity-based approach to treating ... #Management #Dermatology ... PrimaryCare #Acne #Algorithm ... #Treatment
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Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm