Sensitivity (in statistics) • Meaning: the proportion of people with the disease who have the sign (Example: test A has sensitivity of 80% — means performing test A will pick up 80% of the people with disease X) • If a sensitive test is negative, it helps to rule out the disease
🔒Cushing’s response Elevated BP + Bradycardia Further reading: raised ICP
Burr hole = a surgically created hole to help relieve pressure on the brain when fluid, such as blood, builds up and starts to compress brain tissue Source of definition: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/burr-holes