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What does a quantitative result provide?
What does a quantitative result provide?
- A narrative result
- A numerical value (correct)
- A range of 'normal' values
- A yes/no outcome
Which term refers to the proportion of a population who have a specific characteristic in a given time period?
Which term refers to the proportion of a population who have a specific characteristic in a given time period?
- Sensitivity
- Specificity
- Incidence
- Prevalence (correct)
What does specificity measure?
What does specificity measure?
- The most accurate measure
- The occurrence of new cases of a disease or injury in a population over a specified period of time
- The number of patients without the disease and with a negative test out of the number of patients without the disease (correct)
- The number of patients with a disease and a positive test out of the number of patients with the disease
What is the gold standard measure known for?
What is the gold standard measure known for?
What does the term 'incidence' refer to?
What does the term 'incidence' refer to?
What does sensitivity measure?
What does sensitivity measure?
What does the term 'descriptive value' refer to?
What does the term 'descriptive value' refer to?
Which term refers to a yes/no or positive/negative result?
Which term refers to a yes/no or positive/negative result?
What does the term 'reference value' represent?
What does the term 'reference value' represent?
What is the primary purpose of sensitivity tests?
What is the primary purpose of sensitivity tests?
How are specificity tests primarily used?
How are specificity tests primarily used?
What condition is associated with macrocytic anemia?
What condition is associated with macrocytic anemia?
Which condition is commonly linked to microcytic anemia?
Which condition is commonly linked to microcytic anemia?
What is a characteristic feature of normocytic anemia?
What is a characteristic feature of normocytic anemia?
What does mean corpuscular hemoglobin measure?
What does mean corpuscular hemoglobin measure?
What does mean corpuscular volume represent?
What does mean corpuscular volume represent?
What does red cell distribution width measure?
What does red cell distribution width measure?
Which type of white blood cell is associated with responding to allergic reactions and parasitic infestations?
Which type of white blood cell is associated with responding to allergic reactions and parasitic infestations?
Which white blood cell type is the first to respond to inflammation or infection?
Which white blood cell type is the first to respond to inflammation or infection?
Which type of white blood cell is composed of B cells, T cells, and NK cells, and is associated with viral infection?
Which type of white blood cell is composed of B cells, T cells, and NK cells, and is associated with viral infection?
What is the primary function of monocytes?
What is the primary function of monocytes?
Which type of white blood cell responds to allergic and inflammatory reactions?
Which type of white blood cell responds to allergic and inflammatory reactions?
Study Notes
Descriptive value is the narrative result. A qualitative result is yes/no or positive/negative. Reference value is the range of "normal" values.
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