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The Public Health Department Is Following a 34-Year-Old Male Who

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The public health department is following a 34-year-old male who has reported several weeks of general malaise and a low-grade fever. The nurse assigned to his case communicates with the patient regarding the results of his laboratory testing.
-An ELISA test sent for HIV screening came back with a positive result.The nurse educates the patient that this test is highly sensitive with low specificity. Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates understanding of this teaching?


A) It is possible that this is a false-positive result since the test may have been positive for something other than HIV.
B) It is unlikely that this is a false-positive result since the test is so specific it does not miss a positive result.
C) It is possible that this is a false-positive result since low specificity means the tests are less accurate.
D) It is unlikely that this is a false-positive result since it is highly sensitive.

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