Abud Bakari MD on Balancing Health in the Midst of it All
The Alchemist's Library
Pretest Probability and Interpreting Medical Test Results
This chapter discusses the concept of pretest probability and its importance when interpreting medical test results. The speaker gives an example of an HIV test with 99 percent accuracy and explains how the pretest probability affects the likelihood of a positive test result being a false positive. They emphasize the need to consider the incidence of the condition in the population being tested in order to accurately interpret test results.
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