John W Pickering

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Do you know of exams in 12-lead ECG interpretation?

I would like to gain access to exams in 12-lead ECG interpretation. These may be for medical students or for board certification. Ultimately, I wish to see if I can get a machine to pass such...

04 October 2017 734 3 View

What is an acceptable False Positive rate/Positive predictive value to rule-in AMI in the Emergency department?

The European Society of Cardiology guidelines and strategies such as TRAPID AMI aim to stratify patients into low ("rule-out"), intermediate & high risk ("rule-in") for AMI/ACS based on...

30 September 2015 8,716 8 View

What is an "acceptable" False Negative rate for a method to rule out AMI in Chest Pain presentations?

If everyone who presented with chest pain were admitted hospital systems would be overwhelmed. I've recently joined a group researching how best to use a combination of high sensitive troponins,...

17 August 2014 1,951 10 View

Is there any need for a new nephrology journal?

I'm skeptical, especially as I have refereed a lot of low quality research. However, a conversation with a colleague led me to think that there may be some niche (maybe AKI or research in certain...

23 June 2014 3,154 4 View

What is the best way to measure Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the ICU?

Is it best to use a plasma only technique (insulin?) or plasma and urine?

25 September 2012 9,404 11 View

Data methods discussion concerning troponin and myocardial infarction

On Frank Harrell's data methods discussion website a discussion has begun about analytical and statistical methods to assess troponin in the context of chest pain and myocardial...

01 January 1970 8,598 1 View