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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Emerg Nurs. 2017 Mar 28;43(4):333–338. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2016.11.001

Table 2.

Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, Negative Predictive Value, False Positive Probability, False Negative Probability, and 95% CI for Signs/Symptoms Mapped to WISER

Variables Sensitivity Specificity Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value False Positive Probability False Negative Probability
Se 95%CI Sp 95%CI PPV 95%CI NPV 95%CI FPP 95% CI FNP 95% CI

Cough .86 .79–.94 .32 .21–.44 .60 .51–.70 .67 .50–.84 .68 .56–.79 .14 .06–.21

Shortness of Breath .94 .89–.98 .47 .36–.58 .68 .60–.76 .86 .76–.97 .53 .42–.64 .06 .01–.11

Wheezing .92 .85–.99 .34 .25–.43 .45 .36–.53 .88 .78–.98 .65 .57–.75 .08 .01–.15

Burning Irritation of Eyes, Nose or Throat .87 .69–1.0 .33 0.0–.87 .87 .69–1.0 .33 0.0–.87 .67 .13–1.0 .13 0.0–.31

Chest Discomfort .84 .75–.93 .36 .24–.47 .55 .45–.64 .71 .56–.86 .64 .53–.76 .16 .07–.25

Choking .87 .79–.94 .31 .20–.42 .59 .50–.69 .67 .50–.84 .69 .58–.80 .13 .06–.21