... medical beds. A consequence of this
differentiation has been the emergence of new specialties such as emergency
medicine, intensivists, hospitalists, and end -of- life care. Moreover, these systems ... malpractice suits, some of which are justifiable
because of medical errors, but others of which reflect an unrealistic expectation on
the part of many patients that their dise...
... Prevention and Early
Detection of Cancer
(Part 6)
Cancer Screening
Screening is a means of detecting disease early in asymptomatic
individuals, with the goal of decreasing morbidity and mortality. ...
specificity of a test are relatively independent of the underlying prevalence (or
risk) of the disease in the population screened, but the predictive values depend
stron...