Performance Testing (Low Priority)

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(Basics) Medical Microbiology Test sobre Performance Testing (Low Priority), creado por gina_evans0312 el 15/04/2014.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Sensitivity- Ability of test to correctly identify those with disease x
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
What is the equation for sensitivity?
Respuesta
  • (a/a+c) x 100
  • (a/a+b) x 100

Pregunta 3

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Specificity
Respuesta
  • Ability of new test to correctly identify those without disease
  • Test that best predicts disease prevalence
  • Probability that person with +ve result has disease

Pregunta 4

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The gold standard is the test that best predicts disease prevalence
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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Negative predictive value (probability that person with -ve result has the disease) =?
Respuesta
  • (d/c+d)
  • (d/b+d)

Pregunta 6

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When identifying people with a very high risk disease, what tests do you use, and in what order?
Respuesta
  • First one that's highly sensitive (so we don't miss anyone who does have it) and then one that's highly specific to remove those that don't
  • First one that's highly specific (to not worry people who don't have it unecessarily) then one that's highly sensitive

Pregunta 7

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Prevalence = Those with disease/Total population
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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