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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 ... Table / confusion ... #Contingency #Table
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... in HbA1c == False ... • Asplenia Laboratory ... Transfusions == False ... HbA1c #HgbA1c #Laboratory
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Sensitivity and Specificity ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Laboratory #UTI
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 ... #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
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
Hyperthyroid States - Comparison Table - Laboratory Findings via RebelEM @srrezaie

#Diagnosis #Endocrinology #Hyperthyroid #States #Comparison #Table
States - Comparison Table ... - Laboratory Findings ... States #Comparison #Table ... #FreeT4 #Labs #Laboratory
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
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
adrenergic agonists Table ... Receptors #Targets #Specificity ... #Alpha #Beta #Table
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Sensitivity, Specificity ... Characteristics #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
Contributing to False ... (High Rate of False ... NSAlDs resulting in false-positive ... not result in false ... #UDS #Testing #Laboratory