Test Bank for Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition By David D Celentano

TEST BANK
GORDIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
6th Edition By Celentano




TEST BANK

,Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition Celentano Test Bank
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
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Chapter 3 The Occurrence of Disease
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Chapter 4 The Occurrence of Disease
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Chapter 5 Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests
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Chapter 6 The Natural History of Disease
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Chapter 7 Observational Studies
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Chapter 8 Cohort Studies
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Chapter 9 Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies
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Chapter 10 Assessing Preventive and Therapeutic Measures
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Chapter 11 Randomized Trials
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Chapter 12 Estimating Risk
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Chapter 13 More on Risk
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Chapter 14 From Association to Causation
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Chapter 15 More on Causal Inference
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Chapter 16 Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation
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Chapter 17 Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services
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Chapter 18 Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs
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Chapter 19 Epidemiology and Public Policy
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Chapter 20 Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology
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,Chapter 01: Introduction WQ WQ




Celentano: Gordis Epidemiology, 6th Edition Test Bank WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




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1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
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a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 yearWQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
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c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
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d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
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e. Increasing taxes for buying cigarettes WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




ANS: B WQ




Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which
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when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of disease
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by preventing the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger t
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han the age of 1 year, sexual education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes
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for buying cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational dia
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betes after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
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2. This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality more common among women tr
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eated by physicians and medical students compared with women treated by midwives. Based
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on his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in adecrease in mortality
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. Name the character that we are talking about.
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a. John Snow WQ




b. Edward Jenner WQ




c. D.A. Henderson WQ




d. Leon Gordis WQ




e. Ignaz Semmelweis WQ




ANS: E
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Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted the disease by
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not washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple exami
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nations in the clinic. WQ WQ WQ




3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later
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by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson:
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a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika






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Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James Phipps in 1796 agains
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t smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
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D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
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4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of many infectious disease
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s has been observed. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observed decli
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ne in mortality rates from common infectious diseases?
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a. Development of penicillin WQ WQ




b. Development of insulin WQ WQ




c. Development of vaccines WQ WQ




d. Improvement in social conditions WQ WQ WQ




e. Worse sanitation and unsafe water
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ANS: D
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Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of infectious diseases, the
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advancement in social conditions played a major role. These improvements include better
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sanitation, safe disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing conditions
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