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''' | '''Sensitivity''' and '''specificity''' are a recurring theme in medicine and pathology. | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
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*FP = false positive. | *FP = false positive. | ||
Memory device: | Memory device:<ref>URL: [http://ktclearinghouse.ca/cebm/glossary/specsen http://ktclearinghouse.ca/cebm/glossary/specsen]. Accessed on: 4 May 2011.</ref> | ||
*"SpPins and SnNouts" = '''sp'''ecific '''p'''ositive test rules '''in''', '''s'''e'''n'''sitive '''n'''egative test rules '''out'''. | *"SpPins and SnNouts" = '''sp'''ecific '''p'''ositive test rules '''in''', '''s'''e'''n'''sitive '''n'''egative test rules '''out'''. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Basics]]. | *[[Basics]]. | ||
*[[Positive predictive value]]. | |||
*[[Negative predictive value]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||