Diagnostic testing: an emergency medicine perspective.
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Emergency physicians use diagnostic tests extensively, and the ability to order and interpret test results appropriately is a critical skill. An understanding of sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and likelihood ratios, as well as an awareness of the importance of pre-test probability, is essential. The purpose of this article is to explain, in a straightforward and clinically applicable manner, the core concepts related to diagnostic testing.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CJEM
دوره 4 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002