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A positive Pemberton's sign is indicative of superior vena cava syndrome (SVC), commonly the result of a mass in the mediastinum.Although the sign is most commonly described in patients with substernal goiters where the goiter "corks off" the thoracic inlet, [4] the maneuver is potentially useful in any patient with adenopathy, tumor, or fibrosis involving the mediastinum.
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In clinical practice, post-test probabilities are often just estimated or even guessed. This is usually acceptable in the finding of a pathognomonic sign or symptom, in which case it is almost certain that the target condition is present; or in the absence of finding a sine qua non sign or symptom, in which case it is almost certain that the target condition is absent.
The test has been promoted around the world and is used in myriad forms to encourage personal and business ethical practices. [3] Taylor gave Rotary International the right to use the test in the 1940s and the copyright in 1954. He retained the right to use the test for himself, his Club Aluminum Company, and the Christian Workers Foundation. [4]
True positive rate (TPR), Recall, Sensitivity (SEN), probability of detection, Power = Σ True positive / Σ Condition positive False positive rate (FPR), Fall-out, probability of false alarm = Σ False positive / Σ Condition negative Positive likelihood ratio (LR+) = TPR / FPR Diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) = LR+ / LR ...
Folkways can refer to: . Folkways or mores, in sociology, are norms for routine or casual interaction; Folkways Records, a record label founded by Moe Asch of the Smithsonian Institution in 1948
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