Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Diagnostic Test: D-Dimer

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Why was the Study Done?

Methodology Design: What Type of Study Did They Do?

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What Type of Study Did They Do?

The Population in the Study

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Methodology Bias

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Values from a Diagnostic Study

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Is this Test Repeatable?

Competing Interests

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Was the Study Big Enough?

What do the Results Mean?

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Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Diagnostic Test: D-Dimer Values from a Diagnostic Study Question

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1. Question
Based on Figure 1 in the paper, which of the following statements about the data in the table are correct?
- The sensitivity of d-dimer for picking up a DVT is 88%
- The specificity of d-dimer for excluding a DVT is 99%
- The negative predictive value is 99%
- The positive predictive value is 88%
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