NBME 11 Step 2 with correct questions and answer.
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, Crutzfeldt-Jakob Disease? - correct ans:rapidly progressive dementia and
ataxia. Startle myoclonus.
tx is supportive
What should a person with cirrhosis be screened for? - correct ans:Portal HTN
with esophagogastroduodenoscopy
What is the strongest predisposing risk factor for PE/DVT? - correct ans:Risk
factors for in-hospital mortality include the presence of shock and older age.
Case report? - correct ans:the disease course and outcome of a single
patient.
Case series? - correct ans:describes the history, possible exposures, and
clinical findings of a group of patients with a similar diagnosis
Matched case-control studies? - correct ans:compare one group of patients
with an outcome under study (cases) against a second matched group
without that outcome (controls) and identifies the associated exposure with
each group.
They are always observational studies
Randomized trial? - correct ans:participants randomized with tx or placebo,
and blinded.
it is more powerful evidence than other form of observational or descriptive
studies
,
, Crutzfeldt-Jakob Disease? - correct ans:rapidly progressive dementia and
ataxia. Startle myoclonus.
tx is supportive
What should a person with cirrhosis be screened for? - correct ans:Portal HTN
with esophagogastroduodenoscopy
What is the strongest predisposing risk factor for PE/DVT? - correct ans:Risk
factors for in-hospital mortality include the presence of shock and older age.
Case report? - correct ans:the disease course and outcome of a single
patient.
Case series? - correct ans:describes the history, possible exposures, and
clinical findings of a group of patients with a similar diagnosis
Matched case-control studies? - correct ans:compare one group of patients
with an outcome under study (cases) against a second matched group
without that outcome (controls) and identifies the associated exposure with
each group.
They are always observational studies
Randomized trial? - correct ans:participants randomized with tx or placebo,
and blinded.
it is more powerful evidence than other form of observational or descriptive
studies