CD NBME
System 2 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is slow, deliberate, and
analytical and requires the significant effort.
System 2 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is slow, deliberate, and
analytical and requires the significant effort.
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking relies heavily on pattern
recognition, intuition, and previous experience.
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking relies heavily on pattern
recognition, intuition, and previous experience.
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is used when someone
makes a direct association between new information (ie patient presenting
with chest pain) and a similar example in memory (ie a previous patient with
chest pain who had a MI).
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is used when someone
makes a direct association between new information (ie patient presenting
with chest pain) and a similar example in memory (ie a previous patient with
chest pain who had a MI).
script - correct answer ✔An illness ____ refers to the way in which clinicians
catalogue their own comprehensive pictures of disease states based on their
previous experience.
,script - correct answer ✔An illness ____ refers to the way in which clinicians
catalogue their own comprehensive pictures of disease states based on their
previous experience.
System 1 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2) is
very susceptible to cognitive biases?
System 1 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2) is
very susceptible to cognitive biases?
System 2 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2)
can lead to errors when applied to simple, routine problems?
System 2 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2)
can lead to errors when applied to simple, routine problems?
Pre-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a patient
having the disease before the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI)
Pre-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a patient
having the disease before the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI)
Post-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a
patient having the disease after the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI after his
troponin returned elevated).
,Post-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a
patient having the disease after the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI after his
troponin returned elevated).
Rare diagnoses - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best used:
common diagnoses or rare diagnoses?
Rare diagnoses - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best used:
common diagnoses or rare diagnoses?
Unusual presentations - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best
used: textbook presentations of illnesses or unusual presentations of
illnesses?
Unusual presentations - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best
used: textbook presentations of illnesses or unusual presentations of
illnesses?
Sensitivity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those with the disease.
Sensitivity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those with the disease.
Specificity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those without the disease.
Specificity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those without the disease.
, Sensitive tests (SnOut) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses out: sensitive or specific tests?
Sensitive tests (SnOut) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses out: sensitive or specific tests?
Specific tests (SpIn) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses in: sensitive or specific tests:
Specific tests (SpIn) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses in: sensitive or specific tests:
In (SpIn) - correct answer ✔Specific tests are good for ruling diagnoses ____
(in or out).
In (SpIn) - correct answer ✔Specific tests are good for ruling diagnoses ____
(in or out).
Out (SnOut) - correct answer ✔Sensitive tests are good for ruling diagnoses
____ (in or out)
Out (SnOut) - correct answer ✔Sensitive tests are good for ruling diagnoses
____ (in or out)
Likelihood ratio - correct answer ✔The _____ is used to convert your pre-test
probability into a post-test probability.
System 2 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is slow, deliberate, and
analytical and requires the significant effort.
System 2 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is slow, deliberate, and
analytical and requires the significant effort.
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking relies heavily on pattern
recognition, intuition, and previous experience.
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking relies heavily on pattern
recognition, intuition, and previous experience.
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is used when someone
makes a direct association between new information (ie patient presenting
with chest pain) and a similar example in memory (ie a previous patient with
chest pain who had a MI).
System 1 - correct answer ✔System ___ thinking is used when someone
makes a direct association between new information (ie patient presenting
with chest pain) and a similar example in memory (ie a previous patient with
chest pain who had a MI).
script - correct answer ✔An illness ____ refers to the way in which clinicians
catalogue their own comprehensive pictures of disease states based on their
previous experience.
,script - correct answer ✔An illness ____ refers to the way in which clinicians
catalogue their own comprehensive pictures of disease states based on their
previous experience.
System 1 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2) is
very susceptible to cognitive biases?
System 1 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2) is
very susceptible to cognitive biases?
System 2 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2)
can lead to errors when applied to simple, routine problems?
System 2 - correct answer ✔What type of thinking (system 1 vs system 2)
can lead to errors when applied to simple, routine problems?
Pre-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a patient
having the disease before the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI)
Pre-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a patient
having the disease before the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI)
Post-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a
patient having the disease after the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI after his
troponin returned elevated).
,Post-test probability - correct answer ✔The ____ is the probability of a
patient having the disease after the test result is known.
(Ie what is the chance that a patient with chest pain is having a MI after his
troponin returned elevated).
Rare diagnoses - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best used:
common diagnoses or rare diagnoses?
Rare diagnoses - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best used:
common diagnoses or rare diagnoses?
Unusual presentations - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best
used: textbook presentations of illnesses or unusual presentations of
illnesses?
Unusual presentations - correct answer ✔When is system 2 thinking best
used: textbook presentations of illnesses or unusual presentations of
illnesses?
Sensitivity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those with the disease.
Sensitivity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those with the disease.
Specificity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those without the disease.
Specificity - correct answer ✔The ____ of a test refers to its ability to
correctly identify those without the disease.
, Sensitive tests (SnOut) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses out: sensitive or specific tests?
Sensitive tests (SnOut) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses out: sensitive or specific tests?
Specific tests (SpIn) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses in: sensitive or specific tests:
Specific tests (SpIn) - correct answer ✔What types of tests are good for
ruling diagnoses in: sensitive or specific tests:
In (SpIn) - correct answer ✔Specific tests are good for ruling diagnoses ____
(in or out).
In (SpIn) - correct answer ✔Specific tests are good for ruling diagnoses ____
(in or out).
Out (SnOut) - correct answer ✔Sensitive tests are good for ruling diagnoses
____ (in or out)
Out (SnOut) - correct answer ✔Sensitive tests are good for ruling diagnoses
____ (in or out)
Likelihood ratio - correct answer ✔The _____ is used to convert your pre-test
probability into a post-test probability.
