Clinical Sensitivity and Specificity

question 1 of 3 course: Biomedical Science(Degree)
question 1 of 3 course: Biomedical Science(Degree)

Q: A 'false positive' result in a diagnostic test occurs when the test is negative for a person who actually has the disease.

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Atropine is a competitive antagonist at muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and is used to counteract the life-threatening excessive secretions (salivation, bronchial) and bradycardia caused by organophosphates. Pralidoxime (2-PAM) is given to reactivate acetylcholinesterase.

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