Article Diagnosis Hypertension Utilities 
The Clinical Problem Solvers
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
Objectives Define likelihood ratios and their utility in diagnostic reasoning Identify how likelihood ratios alter the probability of a diagnosis Apply likelihood ratios in clinical reasoning What are likelihood ratios and how do they work? A LR > 1 increases the probability of a specific diagnosis.
PEMBlog
JUNE 2, 2025
What you can expect to learn from this article: Recognize signs of end-organ injury when BP is 95th percentile + 30 mmHg. All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. However, the presence of end-organ damage is the defining feature of a hypertensive emergency, rather than the absolute blood pressure value alone.
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