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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... Specificity is the ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... NPV #Formulas #Statistics
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
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
with a negative test ... Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... Biostatistics #statistics
Specificity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those without the disease (true negative rate)

Specificity
Specificity Calculation ... Probability that a test ... negative rate) Specificity ... TN / (FP + TN) Specificity ... Biostatistics #statistics
This requires defining some general cutoff values for likelihood ratios.  These are admittedly arbitrary, but
between sensitivity/specificity ... #Diagnosis #Statistics ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Relationship #Graph
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening Test ... have almost 100% specificity ... ) Confirmation Test ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
HIT laboratory tests ... and uncertain specificity ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Assists in liver specificity ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... sensitivity and specificity ... -A negative test ... -A positive test ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm