A test is performed on a group of 10 patients. Six patients have a disease, and four are free of the disease. If six patients (all known to have the disease) of this group test positive for the disease, we say that the clinical sensitivity of this test is
A) 60%.
B) 40%.
C) 50%.
D) 100%.

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Clinical sensitivity is the percentage of individuals with the disease who test positive on the test. Since all six patients who have the disease and were tested had a positive result, the clinical sensitivity of the test is 100%.

A Test Is Performed on a Group of 10 Patients