A midwife is evaluating a screening test for preeclampsia. The test has high sensitivity but low specificity. Which statement is MOST accurate?
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A
The test rarely misses true cases but produces many false positives
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B
The test rarely produces false positives but misses many cases
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C
Both sensitivity and specificity must exceed 90% for clinical use
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D
High sensitivity means the test is better at ruling in disease