I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog. (Trivia: Kidney Notes is so old that the National Library of Medicine still uses it as an example of how to formally cite blogs.) • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Friday, June 15, 2012

"Fun with Likelihood Ratios" on Smart EM

"Fun with Likelihood Ratios" on Smart EM:

In medicine we love us a good diagnostic test; we’re always looking for the next one. It is strange, then, that we should be so aloof to the basics of diagnostic testing. This month’s audio is a primer on testing—and it changes everything. We’re going back to basics: if you learn the four axioms of diagnostic testing you’ll know more about how to choose and how to interpret diagnostic tests than just about everyone. Weird thing is that it turns out you knew it all already… you just needed a reminder.



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