Epidemiology Final Exams Questions and Answers

ATI RN · Epidemiology Final Exams Questions and Answers

Question 1 of 38

What is the main advantage of a case-control study?

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Question 2 of 38

Indirect transmission includes which of the following? (Choose one wrong answer)

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Question 3 of 38

All the following are clearly associated with acute episodes of asthma EXCEPT

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Question 4 of 38

A client has developed pellagra because of a lack of certain B vitamins. Which best describes the classification of the nutritional deficiency?

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Question 5 of 38

What does the term 'effect modification' refer to?

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Question 6 of 38

Once a case definition for an outbreak investigation has been established, it should not be changed.

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Question 7 of 38

Which of the following is an example of passive surveillance?

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Question 8 of 38

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

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Question 9 of 38

Which of the following is a strength of cohort studies?

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Question 10 of 38

All proportions are ratios, but not all ratios are proportions.

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Question 11 of 38

The incubation period is the time between:

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Question 12 of 38

All the following are associated with an increased risk of pulmonary thromboembolism EXCEPT

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Question 13 of 38

When epidemiologists judge the evidence to establish possible causes of a health outcome, they consider

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Question 14 of 38

Public health surveillance can be described primarily as which of the following?

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Question 15 of 38

What percentage of motor vehicle fatalities are associated with drivers who are legally intoxicated?

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Question 16 of 38

One week, a state health department received substantially more case reports of a disease in one county than had been reported during the previous 2 weeks. No increase was reported in neighboring counties. Possible explanations for this increase include which of the following? (Choose one wrong answer)

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Question 17 of 38

The incidence of ulcerative colitis in the U.S. is approximately 6 per 100,000 per year, the prevalence is about 100 per 100,000. The incidence of Crohn's disease in the U.S. is approximately 2 per 100,000 per year, the prevalence is about 30 per 100,000. The incidences of both diseases are higher in whites than in blacks, with an odds ratio of 2.0. Duration of the disease is similar in whites and blacks. This implies that in the U.S.

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Question 18 of 38

True statements about social determinants of health include all the following EXCEPT

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Question 19 of 38

The list of diseases that a physician must report to the local health department is typically compiled by theâ€¦

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Question 20 of 38

What is the term for a disease that occurs occasionally and at irregular intervals in a population?

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Question 21 of 38

What type of study design involves comparing the outcomes of two or more groups that differ in exposure status?

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Question 22 of 38

The epidemiology of cystic fibrosis indicates that

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Question 23 of 38

The most prevalent psychiatric disorder among opiate addicts undergoing treatment is

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Question 24 of 38

Which best describes why clinical areas are so careful to ensure sanitization of surfaces and equipment between each patient?

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Question 25 of 38

Which best explains why the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was originally legislated? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 26 of 38

The hallmark feature of an analytic epidemiologic study is: (Choose one best answer)

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Question 27 of 38

The principle of 'justice' in research ethics emphasizes:

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Question 28 of 38

Which research study would determine the attributable risk of a sedentary lifestyle in cardiac disease?

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Question 29 of 38

True statements about byssinosis include which of the following?

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Question 30 of 38

Which of the following statements about colon cancer in the U.S. is true?

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Question 31 of 38

Which of the following best describes a false negative result?

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Question 32 of 38

Which of the following is a measure of the burden of a disease in a population?

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Question 33 of 38

The geometric mean is the value that:

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Question 34 of 38

In general, before you create a graph to display data, you should put the data into a table.

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Question 35 of 38

Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of hemophilia?

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Question 36 of 38

Which type of study design is best suited for studying the prevalence of a disease?

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Question 37 of 38

A study in which children are randomly assigned to receive either a newly formulated vaccine or the currently available vaccine, and are followed to monitor for side effects and effectiveness of each vaccine, is an example of which type of study? (Choose one wrong answer)

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Question 38 of 38

What is the main purpose of matching in a case-control study?

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