In message <000001bde9e8$716b8c00$684b95c1@default>, owen dempsey
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>> >Isn't it highly unthical to do excercise ecgs on otherwise fit
>> >and symptom free young(ish) men.
>>
>> John D Dalton
>
> i think that
>if the pre-test probability is low the positive predictive value of the
>test plummets and the test becomes a liability
Would a negative test encourage you to prescribe if the pre-test
probability was high?
Mary
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