Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Fifth Edition

Lawrence Impey, Tim Child

Multiple Choice Questions

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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.