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Why You Shouldn't Order Every Medical Test

Medlife Crisis · Explainer · 3 min · 2018 · YouTube title: If money was no object, should you run every medical test?
Why it's here

HN people link it as a short, funny and accurate explanation of why over-testing and over-screening can do harm.

What it covers

A doctor from Medlife Crisis explains in under three minutes why even a rich patient should not simply order every medical test, touching on pre-test probability and Bayesian reasoning. False positives make blanket testing counterproductive.