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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-Positive ... False-Negative Contingency ... the condition Specificity ... Specificity of a
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
that Can Cause False ... Amphetamine false ... Cannabinoid false ... Benzodiazepine false ... levofloxacin (Levaquin
The test characteristics of the heterophile antibody (AKA the monospot test) are not perfect and can
can lead to both false ... positive and false ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Receptor actions of sympathomimetic and dopaminergic agents.
Adrenaline (epinephrine) 
Noradrenaline (norepinephrine) 
Isoprenaline 
Dopamine 
Dopexamine 
Dobutamine 

#Pharmacology #Vasopressors
Receptors #Targets #Specificity ... #Dopamine #Comparison
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
and pneumocystis False ... other fungi • False ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Sensitivity & Specificity ... 96% - Higher specificity ... breakthrough IFI in HM • False ... recipients, CGD pts • False ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
Receptors #Targets #Specificity ... #Beta #Table #Comparison
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
COMPARISON OF PREDICTION TOOLS FOR PREDICTING TBI IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
 - PECARN 
 - CHALICE
COMPARISON OF PREDICTION ... #Sensitivity #Specifiity
"Imagine you're running airport security, screening passengers (tests) to catch dangerous items (diseases). Now meet your
Sensitivity and Specificity ... Specificity, on ... test has high specificity ... High specificity ... #medicine #specificity