CMAN 380 Final Exam (2023/2024) Already Passed

CMAN 380 Final Exam (2023/2024) Already Passed Definition of "Screening" The process of using clinical tests and/or examinations to identify patients who require additional health-related interventions What is the goal of screening Detect early Is screening primary, secondary, or tertiary? Secondary prevention What is the purpose of a diagnostic test? Establish the absence of presence of a disease (have it or not) Diagnostic test are also called? confirmatory test Is a screening diagnostic? NOT considered diagnostic test -screen a subset of the population who may be at risk -recommendations based on data Does the US Preventive Services Task (USPSTF) fall under the HHS? YES What is the USPSTF screening recommendations? -Based on the clinical research and evidence-based preventive care -Recommendations are based of the grading of the research evidence To measure the quality of a test its important to identify? Sensitivity and Specificity What do you look at when selecting screening tests? the test is valid and reliable Validity is the screen distinguishing correctly: 1. Sensitivity 2. Specificity Reliability consistency of test results over time & between examiners Sensitivity -Identifies correctly those WITH disease -truly DO have the disease -positive test result High sensitivity screening test detects most of the patients with the disease Specificity -Identifies correctly those W/O disease -true negatives False negative test result that indicates a person does not have a disease or condition when the person (actually) does have the illness False positive the patient does NOT have the disease, BUT the test is positive. Sensitivity is prioritized when? 1. Disease is serious (want to identify as many true cases) 2. Treatment is effective and available (want to identify and treat as quickly as possible) 3. High risk of infectivity if individuals are not treated (want to minimize harm to others) 4. Subsequent