Agreement between questionnaire-based and expert ("gold-standard") diagnoses is usually low for probable diagnoses (empirically, as noted above, questionnaire rates of probable diagnoses are much higher than expert rates), but much higher for definite and probable combined.
In a 7-month follow-up study, diagnostic stability was higher in definite migraine (76.7%) and definite TTH (57.1%) than in probable migraine (44.7%) or probable TTH (43.3%) [25].
My manager and I had some highs and definite lows together, but it was great to end the conversation with receiving many compliments and an invitation to come back if I didn't find what I was looking for elsewhere.
As for hallucinations, subthreshold delusions were observed in few children aged 10 years or higher, whereas definite delusions were rarer and seen from adolescence only (the youngest participant with definite delusions was aged 15) (see Fig. 1b).
The OD values of anti-PF4/heparin Abs detected by ELISA seemed a little higher in definite HIT patients than the seropositive status group, although statistical analysis was not performed because of the small sample size (Table II).
The prevalence of band cells was higher in definite sepsis (mean = 82%) than in patients with possible sepsis (mean = 63%; P <0.05) or with N-I SIRS (mean = 39%; P <0.001), and they had a sensitivity of 84% and a specificity of 71% for the detection of definite sepsis.
No medals to show for the Brits thus far, but there have been some definite high points.
That was a long time ago, but a definite high note.
