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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
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
diseased by the screening ... Specificity is the ... scores on the screening ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
and first-level screening ... test - High sensitivity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... tests: • FIT: ... 94% specificity ... Cancer #colon #Screening ... #table #management
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... Colorectal Cancer Screening ... tests: • FIT: ... Cancer #colon #Screening ... #comparison #table
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening ... have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Sensitivity (rule ... out – screening ... Specificity (rule ... FN) Higher specificity ... Biostatistics #formulas