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Podcast # 338: Mononucleosis predictors
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:02:42
Publish Date: 2018-06-06 11:00:00
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Author: Chris Holmes, MD

Educational Pearls:

  • Symptoms commonly seen with mononucleosis are palatal petechiae, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, inguinal/axillary lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and/or atypical lymphocytes > 10% on CBC.
  • Among these, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy and atypical lymphocytes > 10% were the most sensitive (sensitivities of 0.64 and 0.66 respectively).

References

Welch, JL et al. What Elements Suggest Infectious Mononucleosis? Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2018. 71(4): 521-522. Doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.014
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