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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
The test characteristics of the heterophile antibody (AKA the monospot test) are not perfect and can
can lead to both false ... positive and false ... instead using EBV ... Mononucleosis #EBV ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Fernando SM et al. Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in
pubmed/29404582 #EBM ... #qSOFA #SIRS #Screening ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
diseased by the screening ... Specificity is the ... scores on the screening ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Calculation #Table
"Imagine you're running airport security, screening passengers (tests) to catch dangerous items (diseases). Now meet your
airport security, screening ... Sensitivity and Specificity ... Specificity, on ... High specificity ... #medicine #specificity
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
and first-level screening ... sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Comparison of Syncope Rules 

#EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Comparison #Table #Syncope #Rules #SanFrancisco #OESIL #Boston #Rose #ALiEM
Syncope Rules #EBM ... Cardiology #Comparison #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Sensitivity (rule out – screening ... Specificity (rule ... FN) Higher specificity ... null when it’s false ... when it is indeed false
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... Colorectal Cancer Screening ... sensitivity, 94% specificity ... Cancer #colon #Screening ... Tests #comparison #table
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... sensitivity, 94% specificity ... sensitivity, 87% specificity ... Cancer #colon #Screening ... Tests #comparison #table