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Multiple Choice Questions « Return to contents list Chapter 18, Question 1.1. Screening versus diagnostic tests – which of the following are true? A A screening test is performed on women with a ‘high risk’ to confirm or refute the possibility of a disorder. B A diagnostic test gives a measure of the risk of being affected by a particular disorder. C Specificity is the probability that a subject who is negative will not have the condition. D Sensitivity is the proportion of subjects with the condition classified as screen positive for the condition. E Amniocentesis is an example of a diagnostic test. F None of the above.