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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
identified as diseased ... Specificity is the ... it has a narrow focus ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... Table #PPV #NPV #Formulas
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
who test positive ... Specificity (rule ... FN) Higher specificity ... probability of getting ... Biostatistics #formulas
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... : - Known CV disease
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Celiac Disease - ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... sensitivity and specificity ... pts need further testing ... -A negative test