Ensuring Correct Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results

Ensuring correct interpretation of diagnostic test results.

Editor's Note Ensuring Correct Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results Today, physicians order a wide array of diagnostic laboratory and imaging tests for their patients, including genetic evaluations.Tomakesenseof thegrowingnumberofdiagnostic testing opportunities, one might expect that physicians, in turn, have grown in their ability to accurately interpret test results. The Research Letter...

The correct interpretation of sperm DNA fragmentation test

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. We read the commentary by Dr. Ferlin with interest (1). The author first stated the drawbacks of semen analysis in the diagnosis of male infertility and the need for sperm function tests. It is followed by illustrating the limitation of the current evidence in supporting the routine use of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF...

The Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Test Results

With the advent of modern medical technology, the availability of hematological and serum biochemical data to the veterinary practitioner has become commonplace. One unfortunate side effect of this convenience is that some clinicians might tend to focus their attention on one or two abnormal laboratory abnormalities and forget to interpret the test results within the entire clinical context of ...

Erythrocyte Acetylcholinesterase Levels and Hirschsprung Disease: A Case of Cautious Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results?

GPs' and physicians' interpretation of risks, benefits and diagnostic test results.

BACKGROUND Understanding pre-test probability and baseline risks helps to interpret the results of diagnostic tests and the benefits of treatment, but how good is the understanding of these concepts? OBJECTIVES Our aim was to assess the ability of GPs and consultant physicians to make accurate estimates and understand the application of pre-test probability and baseline risk for two common cl...