Infectious Diseases Operations Point-of-Care Testing Wellness 
Taming the SRU
AUGUST 30, 2023
As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. A 2015 meta-analysis of 9 studies consisting of 725 patients published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases found PCT far superior to CRP, with PCT having a sensitivity of 90 and specificity of 98% [36]. J Arthroplasty.
EB Medicine
JANUARY 2, 2019
Jeff: Perhaps most importantly, no history or physical alone can rule in or out an ectopic pregnancy, for that you’ll need testing and imaging or operative findings. Jeff: Up first is the urine pregnancy test. Nachi: And that’s a perfect segue into our next section - diagnostic studies. Gadolinium should always be avoided.
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