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Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
Sensitivity Specificity ... confusion matrix Sensitivity ... Specificity of a test ... disease, who will test ... ConfusionMatrix #Biostatistics
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory Testing ... normal but poor sensitivity ... - Ferritin-best ... non-invasive test ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing
TYPE I & TYPE II ERRORS 

SENSITIVITY & SPECIFICITY = SNOUT & SPIN 
Sensitive Tests that
II ERRORS SENSITIVITY ... SPIN Sensitive Tests ... Disease Specific Tests ... Type2 #Errors #Biostatistics
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... normal exam: • Sensitivity ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Pleural Effusions - Tests ... ADA - Very high sensitivity ... - Increase in sensitivity ... amplification test ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... - High sensitivity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... antibodies - Sensitivity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing
Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
Test Characteristics ... Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity ... Fasciitis #LRINEC #Testing ... #PhysicalExam #Sensitivity
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... Characteristics Sensitivity ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table #Sensitivity
Sensitivity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those with the disease (true positive rate)

Sensitivity
Sensitivity Calculation ... Probability that a test ... positive rate) Sensitivity ... TP / (TP + FN) Sensitivity ... #Biostatistics