| Cholecystitis | ||
| Positive likelihood ratio 1.40 ( Trowbridge RL et al. ) (average) 1.4 | Negative likelihood ratio 0.70 ( Trowbridge RL et al. ) (average) 0.7 | |
| Appendicitis | ||
| Positive likelihood ratio 3.17 ( Idris SA et al. ) 1.05 ( Al-gaithy Zuhoor K et ) (average) 2.11 | Negative likelihood ratio 0.07 ( Idris SA et al. ) 0.53 ( Al-gaithy Zuhoor K et ) (average) 0.3 | |
| Temporal Arteritis | ||
| Positive likelihood ratio 0.95 ( Ryan D et al. ) (average) 0.95 | Negative likelihood ratio 1.03 ( Ryan D et al. ) (average) 1.03 | |
| Otitis media acuta | ||
| Positive likelihood ratio 1.06 ( Wood JM et al. ) (average) 1.06 | Negative likelihood ratio 0.97 ( Wood JM et al. ) (average) 0.97 |
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