Final Exam Question 6d

Final Exam Question 6d

by Shan Ward -
Number of replies: 3

Hello,

 

Quick clarification for question 6d: When you say "Assume that you would be willing to do 200 tissue biopsies to avoid missing a necrotizing fasciitis diagnosis" do you mean 200 unneccessary biopsies?

 

Thanks

Shan

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Re: Final Exam Question 6d

by Thomas Newman -

No, I meant 200 biopsies.  I am not distinguishing between necessary and unnecessary.  (I'm not sure a negative biopsy would not necessarily be unnecessary.)

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Re: Final Exam Question 6d

by Maria Garcia -

Would another way of phrasing this be to say that you would be willing to do 200 biopsies even if only 1 demonstrated nec fasc? (and 199 did not?)