Part 4: Pre and Post Test Probabilities and Fagan’s Nomogram

Part 4: Pre and Post Test Probabilities and Fagan’s Nomogram

<p>Emergency physicians face numerous questions regarding proper management of patients and selection of the best laboratory test or imaging every day. Knowledge on screening performance characteristics of the diagnostic tools used in this department plays an important role in finding the answ...

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Main Authors: Saeed Safari, Alireza Baratloo, Mohamed Elfil, Ahmed Negida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Emergency
Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/11084
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spelling doaj-677f53fa2f83492993940198346784142020-11-25T01:29:41ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesEmergency2345-45632345-45712016-01-014148516030Part 4: Pre and Post Test Probabilities and Fagan’s NomogramSaeed Safari0Alireza Baratloo1Mohamed Elfil2Ahmed Negida3Emergency Department, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Emergency Department, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Faculty of medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.<p>Emergency physicians face numerous questions regarding proper management of patients and selection of the best laboratory test or imaging every day. Knowledge on screening performance characteristics of the diagnostic tools used in this department plays an important role in finding the answers to these questions. We assessed these characteristics in the previous parts of educational article series in Emergency journal. In the present manuscript, we will describe how to use these screening characteristics for selecting the right diagnostic tools. </p>http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/11084
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description <p>Emergency physicians face numerous questions regarding proper management of patients and selection of the best laboratory test or imaging every day. Knowledge on screening performance characteristics of the diagnostic tools used in this department plays an important role in finding the answers to these questions. We assessed these characteristics in the previous parts of educational article series in Emergency journal. In the present manuscript, we will describe how to use these screening characteristics for selecting the right diagnostic tools. </p>
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