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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-Negative Contingency Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #FalsePositive ... #Contingency #Table
Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
Test Characteristics ... , Specificity %) ... Fasciitis #LRINEC #Testing ... #PhysicalExam #Sensitivity ... #Specifiity #Diagnosis
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... , Specificity and ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Pleural Effusions - Tests ... , high specificity ... and specificity ... amplification test ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
false positive tests ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #FalsePositive ... #Testing
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
- High sensitivity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Diagnosis #Workup #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 ... 96% • Higher specificity ... the use of this test ... #FalsePositives
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... immunochemical test ... to unnecessary testing ... #OccultBlood #Testing ... #FOBT #Guaiac #FalsePositives
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... Specificity is the ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table