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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Specificity is the ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... NPV #Formulas #Statistics
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
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... Biostatistics #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
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... sensitivity 100%, specificity ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... 80–90%, and a specificity ... CNS #Infections #differential
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... • Statistical ... #Basophilia #Differential
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
) was 0.80 and specificity ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Sensitivity & Specificity ... 96% - Higher specificity ... Sensitivity & Specificity ... BAL GM does not differentiate
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... sensitivity and specificity ... Good indicator to differentiate ... sensitivity and specificity ... CNS #Infections #differential
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