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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
disease present Specificity ... Sensitivity) / Specificity ... Sensitivity vs Specificity ... = Rule OUT - Specificity ... Biostatistics #statistics
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Sensitivity and Specificity ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Laboratory #UTI
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
sensitivity, high specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory
It's eye-opening to realize how many tests with reasonable-appearing sensitivity or specificity will end up being
sensitivity or specificity ... despite having a specificity ... #Diagnosis #Statistics ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Graph
This requires defining some general cutoff values for likelihood ratios.  These are admittedly arbitrary, but
between sensitivity/specificity ... #Diagnosis #Statistics ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Relationship #Graph
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Specificity is the ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... NPV #Formulas #Statistics
Specificity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those without the disease (true negative rate)

Specificity
Specificity Calculation ... negative rate) Specificity ... TN / (FP + TN) Specificity ... = Rule IN #Specificity ... Biostatistics #statistics
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
#Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
results of HIT laboratory ... and uncertain specificity
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... Disease #Testing #Laboratory