Basic Sciences - Sensitivity and Specificity

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This transcript outlines a Basic Sciences lecture that focuses on the concepts of sensitivity and specificity in medical testing. The speaker introduces the topic and emphasizes the importance of understanding these statistical measures. Sensitivity is defined as the probability of a positive test result in patients who actually have the disease, calculated as the ratio of true positives to the sum of true positives and false negatives. Specificity, on the other hand, is described as the probability of a negative test result in patients who do not have the disease, calculated as the ratio of true negatives to the sum of true negatives and false positives. The lecture uses visual aids, such as charts, to enhance the learning experience.

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