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18 <strong>Pocket</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Diagnostic</strong> <strong>Tests</strong><br />

A<br />

Treat/don't treat<br />

threshold<br />

Don't treat<br />

Treat<br />

0 .5<br />

1<br />

Probability of disease<br />

B<br />

Pretest<br />

probability<br />

Posttest<br />

probability<br />

Positive<br />

test<br />

Don't treat<br />

Treat<br />

0 .5<br />

1<br />

Probability of disease<br />

C<br />

Posttest<br />

probability<br />

Pretest<br />

probability<br />

Negative<br />

test<br />

Don't treat<br />

Treat<br />

0 .5<br />

1<br />

Probability of disease<br />

Figure 1–10. Threshold approach applied <strong>to</strong> test ordering. If the contemplated test will not<br />

change patient management, the test should not be ordered. (See text for explanation.)

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