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

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 th...

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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 2018-12-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/219
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-9b6af4a485ff4027802c42e11b296a7c2022-12-22T01:33:34ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine2645-49042018-12-014110.22037/aaem.v4i1.219Part 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.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.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/219
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