Sandbox: Joanna Ekabua
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Tables
| Radiological imaging | Sensitivity | specificity | PPV | NPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT[1] | 98% | 86% | 72% | 99% |
| MRI[2] | 68% | 78% | 84% | 58% |
| Causes of Gout | |
|---|---|
| Increased urate production | - Primary gout
- Myeloproliferative disorders |
| Decreased urate clearance | - Chronic kidney disease
-Thiazide/loop diuretics |
algorithims
| Acute lower back pain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cord compression signs & symptoms | Reg flags or sciatica | No cord compression, reg flags or sciatica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MRI | Back x-rays &ESR | Conservative therapy (4-6weeks) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| conservative therapy (if not tried), close follow-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- ↑ Peacock, J.G.; Timpone, V.M. (2017). "Doing More with Less: Diagnostic Accuracy of CT in Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome". American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38 (2): 391–397. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A4974. ISSN 0195-6108.
- ↑ . doi:10.1302/0301-620X. Missing or empty
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