In a study of 400 blunt abdominal trauma patients, 85 are de…
In a study of 400 blunt abdominal trauma patients, 85 are determined to be gold-standard positive for splenic rupture. The ultrasound/diagnostic test correctly identifies 68 of these positive patients. There are 302 true negatives out of 315 gold-standard negative patients, and the study reports 302 true negatives and 17 false negatives. Which of the following is correct? Please use Chi-Square table.
Read DetailsKehr’s sign is classic for splenic rupture. Blood in the pe…
Kehr’s sign is classic for splenic rupture. Blood in the peritoneal cavity irritates the undersurface of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve, which innervates the diaphragm, shares nerve roots with the supraclavicular nerve (C3-C5), leading to referred pain in the left shoulder.
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