Sensitivity and Specificity

Question 1

Special tests

Answer 1

Testing specific structures
not perfect
can get false positives/negatives

Question 2

how can you get false results with a special test

Answer 2

poor sensitivity and reliability
reliability and validity

Question 3

Validity

Answer 3

a test measures what it is supposed to measure
can be applied to general population

Question 4

Reliability

Answer 4

ability to reproduce the results

Question 5

A measure can be reliable and not valid but it cannot be valid without being reliable

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Sensitivity

Answer 6

ability of the test to correctly identify those patients with the disease

Question 7

high sensitivity

Answer 7

can be confidente that it will detect the injury

Question 8

SnOut

Answer 8

High sensitivity with negative test effectively rules out

Question 9

Specificity

Answer 9

correctly identifies those patients without the disease

Question 10

high specificity

Answer 10

positive results means that they do have the injury

Question 11

SpPin

Answer 11

High specificity, a positive finding, convincingly rules in the condition