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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 ... False-Positive ... False-Negative Contingency ... Table / confusion ... #Contingency #Table
The test characteristics of the heterophile antibody (AKA the monospot test) are not perfect and can
The test characteristics ... AKA the monospot test ... can lead to both false ... positive and false ... Serologies #Titers #Sensitivity
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
that Can Cause False ... Positives on Drug Tests ... positives on drug tests ... positives: • Coca ... positive #drug #tests
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 ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... Characteristics Sensitivity ... Characteristics #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... implies being able ... #Epidemiology #Sensitivity ... #Calculation #Table
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
Contributing to False ... Metabolites • coca ... (High Rate of False ... naproxen and modern tests ... not result in false
"Imagine you're running airport security, screening passengers (tests) to catch dangerous items (diseases). Now meet your
screening passengers (tests ... Sensitivity is your ... If a test has high ... sensitivity, it ... If a test has high
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
normal but poor sensitivity ... Ferritin-best non-invasive test ... Testing #Comparison #Table
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity ... Specificity and False ... BAL samples • False ... the use of this test ... mold-active AF • False