Evidence-based medicine in otolaryngology, Part 3: everyday probabilities: diagnostic tests with binary results.
Journal Article
Recent studies have demonstrated that the majority of physicians cannot accurately determine the predictive values of diagnostic tests. Physicians must understand the predictive probabilities associated with diagnostic testing in order to convey accurate information to patients, a key aspect of evidence-based practice. While sensitivity and specificity are widely understood, predictive values require a further understanding of conditional probabilities, pretest probabilities, and the prevalence of disease. Therefore, this third installment of the series "Evidence-Based Medicine in Otolaryngology" focuses on understanding the probabilities needed to accurately convey the results of dichotomous diagnostic tests in everyday practice.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Shin, JJ; Stinnett, S; Page, J; Randolph, GW
Published Date
- August 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 147 / 2
Start / End Page
- 185 - 192
PubMed ID
- 22588733
Pubmed Central ID
- 22588733
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-6817
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/0194599812447750
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England