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Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy and confidence in interpretation of the chest X-ray cases

From: Family medicine residents’ skill levels in emergency chest X-ray interpretation

Variable

Diagnostic Accuracy (%)

Diagnostic Confidence (%)

Clinical Case

Left Lower Lobe Pneumonia

51.8

63.6

Normal Chest X-Ray

83.8

63.1

Lung Abscess

68.0

70.5

Pneumomediastinum

48.5

58.6

Left Upper Lobe Atelectasis

49.4

61.5

Pulmonary Edema

52.2

63.3

Pneumoperitoneum

82.2

79.2

Empyema

75.1

70.2

Pneumothorax

73.4

77.8

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia

89.1

70.0

Training Type

Medical Interns

61.9

66.8

General Practitioners

59.0

65.4

Family Medicine Residents

58.0

63.9

Diagnostic Radiology Residents

90.5

87.9

Overall

63.1

67.8