Prognosis and Prognostic Tests UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a
disease.
Prognostic Uncertainty - CORRECT ANSWER - The complexity and variation in
predicting the likely outcome of a disease due to the disease not following a fixed time-scale.
Patterns of Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Different types of disease outcomes:
spontaneously remitting (a disease that resolves on its own without treatment), progressive (a
disease that worsens over time), recurrent/intermittent (a disease that occurs repeatedly or
intermittently), and chronic (a disease that persists over a long period of time).
Prognostic Tests - CORRECT ANSWER - Tests used to predict the course and outcome of
a disease.
Manchester Score - CORRECT ANSWER - An indicator of prognosis in small cell lung
cancer, calculated from physical and biochemical markers.
International Prognostic Index - CORRECT ANSWER - A clinical tool used to predict the
prognosis of patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
APACHE II - CORRECT ANSWER - A scoring system used to measure the severity of
disease for adult patients admitted to intensive care units.
QRISK 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - A cardiovascular risk calculator used to determine the
risk of heart attack or stroke over the next ten years.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a
disease.
Prognostic Uncertainty - CORRECT ANSWER - The complexity and variation in
predicting the likely outcome of a disease due to the disease not following a fixed time-scale.
Patterns of Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Different types of disease outcomes:
spontaneously remitting (a disease that resolves on its own without treatment), progressive (a
disease that worsens over time), recurrent/intermittent (a disease that occurs repeatedly or
intermittently), and chronic (a disease that persists over a long period of time).
Prognostic Tests - CORRECT ANSWER - Tests used to predict the course and outcome of
a disease.
Manchester Score - CORRECT ANSWER - An indicator of prognosis in small cell lung
cancer, calculated from physical and biochemical markers.
International Prognostic Index - CORRECT ANSWER - A clinical tool used to predict the
prognosis of patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
APACHE II - CORRECT ANSWER - A scoring system used to measure the severity of
disease for adult patients admitted to intensive care units.
QRISK 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - A cardiovascular risk calculator used to determine the
risk of heart attack or stroke over the next ten years.
