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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Volume 94 Number 2 194-197 2004
Copyright © 2004 American Podiatric Medical Association

Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Testing

Noubar Kessimian, MD *

* Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Brown Medical School, 111 Brewster St, Pawtucket, RI 02860.

Abstract

The clinical laboratory is a vital component of modern podiatric medical practice. In order to interpret laboratory data correctly, the practitioner must understand the essentials of diagnostic testing. These essentials include precision, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and prevalence-based values of a given test. In addition, the podiatric physician should be aware of the limitations, variations, and interferences that can spuriously alter test results. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 94(2): 194-197, 2004)






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