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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 ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... NPV #Formulas #Statistics
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
true positives / disease ... present Specificity ... true negatives / disease ... Sensitivity) / Specificity ... Biostatistics #statistics
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
laboratory HIV testing ... algorithm for serum ... on: Centers for Disease ... Laboratory Testing ... CDC #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Specificity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those without the disease (true negative rate)

Specificity
Specificity Calculation ... those without the disease ... TN / (FP + TN) Specificity ... True Negatives / Disease ... Biostatistics #statistics
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function Testing ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Restrictive Lung Disease ... Pulmonary #Function #Testing ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
does not have the disease ... Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... Biostatistics #statistics
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac Disease ... sensitivity and specificity ... patients with celiac disease ... sensitivity and specificity ... #Testing #Laboratory
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... congenital heart disease ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... veno-occlusive disease ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cold agglutinins disease ... , Hemoglobin H disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... workup #hematology #testing