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  • Review article: A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part XI. Inertia before investigation: Pre-test probability in emergency medicine

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    Author(s)
    Pellatt, Richard
    Purdy, Eve
    Keijzers, Gerben
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    Keijzers, Gerben
    Pellatt, Richard A.
    Year published
    2020
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    Abstract
    In this series, we address research topics in emergency medicine. Rational clinical decision making is based on knowledge of the disease prevalence, clinical assessment features and test characteristics such as sensitivity and specificity. The concept of pre‐test probability is important as it will allow the clinician and patient decide together if a ‘test threshold’ or ‘treatment threshold’ has been reached, or if further investigations are required to make such a decision. This research primer uses three case scenarios to explore these concepts.In this series, we address research topics in emergency medicine. Rational clinical decision making is based on knowledge of the disease prevalence, clinical assessment features and test characteristics such as sensitivity and specificity. The concept of pre‐test probability is important as it will allow the clinician and patient decide together if a ‘test threshold’ or ‘treatment threshold’ has been reached, or if further investigations are required to make such a decision. This research primer uses three case scenarios to explore these concepts.
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    Journal Title
    Emergency Medicine Australasia
    Volume
    32
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13517
    Copyright Statement
    © 2020 ACEM and ASEM. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: PReview article: A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part XI. Inertia before investigation: Pre-test probability in emergency medicine, Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2020, 32 (3), pp. 377-382, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13517. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
    Subject
    Clinical sciences
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Emergency Medicine
    clinical reasoning
    pre-test probability
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/397239
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