Your screen has a positive predictive value of 94% and a negative predictive value of 76%. The sensitivity is high. Your patient has a negative screen and wants to know what this means. You tell her this means:
A) There is a 94% chance that she has the disease.
B) The test is very sensitive so the result means she doesn't have the disease.
C) The prevalence of the disease is high so she should be retested to be certain.
D) There is a 76% chance that she does not have the disease.
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