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Steven Skitch
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Intensivist, emergency physician, and trauma team leader practicing in Canada. Interested in POCUS, neurocritical care, and medical education
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Reharing my #shiny leaf plot app, demonstrating the relationship between prevalence/pre-test probability, sensitivity, specificity and post-test probabilities. lmsaxhaug.shinyapps.io/Leaf_App/ #rstats #meded #emimcc #cardiosky #medsky
Screenshot from shiny web app where you can select sensitivity and speicifity and produce a plot resembling a leaf which shows post-test probability as a function of a negative or positive test and pre-test probability.
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2024 update

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December 1, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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If you are interested in the R side of the circulation (we should be interested!), this is must-read:

theultrasoundjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....

#emimcc #vexus #pocus
Decoding VExUS: a practical guide for excelling in point-of-care ultrasound assessment of venous congestion - The Ultrasound Journal
Venous congestion, often associated with elevated right atrial pressure presents a clinical challenge due to its varied manifestations and potential organ damage. Recognizing the manifestations of ven...
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November 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM