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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 ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #FalsePositive
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Blood Testing (FOBT ... Guaiac based (g-FOBT ... of time) Why FOBT ... OccultBlood #Testing #FOBT ... #Guaiac #FalsePositives
Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
False Positive gFOBT ... medication #Guaiac #FOBT ... Testing #Laboratory #FalsePositive
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 ... invasive dz • Sensitivity ... Fungal #Testing #FalsePositives ... #Laboratory #sensitivity