During the last 2 months, your department has compared 94 in…
During the last 2 months, your department has compared 94 internal carotid arteries evaluated by carotid duplex with angiography. The results showed 50 vessels had a hemodynamically significant lesion by either method. 40 vessels had no lesion by either method. In 1 case, the noninvasive ultrasound was negative, but the angiogram showed a 70-99% diameter reduction. In 3 cases, the noninvasive studies were consistent with a >50% diameter reduction, but the invasive study was read as normal. What is the negative predictive value?
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During a thoracentesis procedure, a vacuum-sealed bottle containing pleural fluid is accidentally dropped and shatters, spilling fluid onto the floor. According to standard infection control protocols, how many minutes should the disinfectant remain on the contaminated area before it is wiped up?
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