Questions on Epidemiology

ATI RN · Questions on Epidemiology

Question 1 of 39

All the following statements about nonionizing radiation are true EXCEPT

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Question 2 of 39

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

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Question 3 of 39

Which of the following is an example of a chronic disease?

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Question 4 of 39

The incidence of cholelithiasis (gallstones) is increased in all the following EXCEPT

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Question 5 of 39

A characteristic demographic feature of rheumatoid arthritis is an incidence ratio of 1:3 that applies to

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Question 6 of 39

Which of the following is NOT a component of the epidemiological triad?

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Question 7 of 39

A researcher, interested in the onset of early menses, compared the life experiences and history of 1000 14-year-old girls, half of whom had monthly periods and half of whom did not, to determine what variables might be observed. Which would be the most appropriate categorization of this study?

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Question 8 of 39

Before calculating a standard deviation, one should ensure that: (Choose one wrong answer)

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Question 9 of 39

Which of the following is a limitation of cohort studies?

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Question 10 of 39

Comparing numbers and rates of illness in a community, rates are preferred for: (Choose one best answer)

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Question 11 of 39

Which statement best represents a correct and generally accepted finding obtained in current epidemiologic studies of autistic children?

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Question 12 of 39

Which of the following is an example of information bias?

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Question 13 of 39

What is the primary purpose of conducting a multivariate analysis in epidemiological studies?

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Question 14 of 39

True statements about the use of opioid drugs in the U.S. include

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Question 15 of 39

Health-care providers might be important sources of surveillance data used by public health officials, and they should receive feedback to close the surveillance loop as a courtesy; however, the results almost never have any relevance to patient care provided by those health-care providers.

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Question 16 of 39

What type of bias occurs when the measurement of exposure or outcome is influenced by the knowledge of the hypothesis?

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Question 17 of 39

All the following are associated with a poor prognosis in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia EXCEPT

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Question 18 of 39

Which study design is often used to examine the association between exposure and outcome in a population over time?

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Question 19 of 39

Which would be one of the first steps in attempting to control a disease?

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Question 20 of 39

Giardiasis occurs on a worldwide basis and is associated with all the following EXCEPT

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Question 21 of 39

In an oral presentation, three-dimensional pie charts and three-dimensional columns in bar charts are desirable because they add visual interest to a slide.

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Question 22 of 39

A table shell is the:

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Question 23 of 39

What is the primary limitation of a cross-sectional study?

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Question 24 of 39

What does the term 'incidence rate' refer to?

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Question 25 of 39

Which of the following represents a high positive predictive value?

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Question 26 of 39

The term 'prevalence' refers to:

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Question 27 of 39

When trying to determine whether the swine flu outbreak was getting worse, which rate should be carefully observed?

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Question 28 of 39

In the definition of epidemiology, â€œdistributionâ€ refers to: (Choose one wrong answer)

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Question 29 of 39

Which statement is true concerning tuberculosis (TB) infections in the United States?

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Question 30 of 39

British investigators conducted a study to compare measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine history among 1,294 children with pervasive development disorder (e.g., autism and Asperger's syndrome) and 4,469 children without such disorders. (They found no association.) This is an example of which type(s) of study? (Choose one wrong answer)

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Question 31 of 39

Studies of coronary artery bypass grafting have shown that all the following are true EXCEPT

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Question 32 of 39

Complications of diabetes mellitus include all the following EXCEPT

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Question 33 of 39

Health care workers whose fetuses or infants are at special risk include which of the following?

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Question 34 of 39

In which one of the following circumstances will the prevalence of a disease in the population increase, all else being constant?

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Question 35 of 39

In a screening program, what is the primary goal of using a highly sensitive test?

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Question 36 of 39

Which term best describes the pattern of occurrence of the three diseases noted below in a single area? A. Disease 1: usually 40-50 cases per week; last week, 48 cases B. Disease 2: fewer than 10 cases per year; last week, 1 case C. Disease 3: usually no more than 2-4 cases per week; last week, 13 cases (Choose one best answer for each disease)

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Question 37 of 39

Use the following steps of an outbreak investigation for Question 5: 1. Analyze data by time, place, and person, 2. Conduct a case-control study, 3. Generate hypotheses, 4. Conduct active surveillance for additional cases, 5. Verify the diagnosis, 6. Confirm that the number of cases exceeds the expected number, 7. Talk with laboratorians about specimen collection. For an investigation of an outbreak, what is the logical conceptual order of the steps listed above?

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Question 38 of 39

What is a pandemic?

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Question 39 of 39

The case definition used for surveillance of a health problem should be the same as the case definition used for clinical (treatment) purposes.

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