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1
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Mean

A

Average

2
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Median

A

Middle value

3
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Mode

A

Most frequent value

4
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Sensitivity

A

People that have the disease with a (+) test

5
Q

Specificity

A

People that don’t have the disease with a (-) test

6
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PPV

A

Probability of having a disease with a (+) test

7
Q

NPV

A

Probability of not having a disease with a (-) test

8
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Incidence

A

New cases (rate per unit time)

9
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Prevalence

A

Total cases (at one time)

10
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Odds Ratio

A

Diseased are x times more likely to see risk factor

11
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Confidence interval = 95%

A

95% sure it lies within the interval

12
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Relative Risk

A

Risk of getting a disease with known exposure

13
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NNT

A

Number needed to treat to change 1 life

14
Q

p value

A

Random chance that you will be wrong 1 time out of 20

15
Q

Null Hypothesis

A

Nothing happened

16
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Power

A

Probability of detecting true intervention

17
Q

Type I Error

A

P value errorFalse negativeToo optimistic

18
Q

Type II Error

A

Power errorFalse positiveToo pessimistic

19
Q

Accuracy

A

Validity (truth)

20
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Precision

A

Reliability (keep making the same mistake)

21
Q

Phases of Clinical Trials

A

I = Toxicity (hurt PT?)II = Efficacy (help PT?)III = Comparison (any better?)IV = Post-marketing surveillance (can they screw it up?)

22
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Cohort Study

A

Prospective study that provides incidence (new cases)Uses relative risk

23
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Case Control Study

A

Retrospective study that provides prevalence (total cases)Uses odds ratio

24
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Cross Sectional Study

A

Provides a prevalence (snapshot)

25
Q

Case Report

A

Describes an unusual PT

26
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Case Series Report

A

Describes several unusual PTs

27
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Consensus Panels

A

Panel of experts provide a recommendation

28
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Clinical Wisdom

A

“I think…” paper

29
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Meta-analysis

A

Tries to combine data from many trials