EBDM MIDTERM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
20% of the class has blue eyes, this is a description of incidence
T/F - Answer -False
-it's prevalence
What are forest plots used in? - Answer -Meta analysis
What type of study recruits based on exposure status? - Answer -Cohort
-exposure dependent
Which is the best study for establishing temporality between exposure and outcome? -
Answer -randomized control trial
Which type of study is the hardest to confidently establish temporality?
Which one is least likely to have temporality? - Answer -cross sectional
-bc data would be from one particular point in time
most common descriptive study design in journals?
most common type of descriptive design? - Answer -cross sectional
-data from one particular point in time
peer reviewed journals need to have expert go over article submissions before
publication.
T/F - Answer -true
ADA article on throat and mouth cancer: which is not a symptom?
-gingiva bleeding after brushing
-crusty spots on lips
-white and red patches that don't go away
-trouble swallowing, eating, talking - Answer -gingiva bleeding after brushing
cold sores are caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) - Answer -false
-caused by herpes simplex virus
, according to ADA article on fluoride on reducing cavities, the normal amount of fluoride
in community water supply is 0.7 mg/L to help protect against caries
T/F - Answer -true
Definition of NIH - Answer -To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and
behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health,
lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability
World's largest public funder of biomedical research (>$50 B) • Consists of 25+
institutes and centers, each with a specific research agenda, including NIDCR
-National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Traces its history back to 1887, through the Marine Hospital service, world's largest
funder of biomedical research $30 billion
protects the public health by ensuring the safety, effectiveness, quality and security of
human and veterinary drugs, vaccines, and other biological products - Answer -FDA
definition
Definition of cohort (exposure dependent) - Answer -
Definition of case control (outcome dependent) - Answer -In case-control studies,
enrollment is dependent on OUTCOME status
ex. Group #1 has the outcome, Group #2 does NOT have the outcome--- then each
group is studied for their exposure history
subject to selection bias
The 5 year survival rate is like what other thing?
-mortality rate
-incidence
-case-fatality rate - Answer -case-fatality rate
Whats the highest standard database for systematic reviews? - Answer -Cochrane
review
According to an article, 3 years and younger uses a "smear" of toothpaste
T/F - Answer -true
What was the subject of the article that got removed from the "Lancet" - Answer -Article
about MMR vaccine causes cognitive issues in children
20% of the class has blue eyes, this is a description of incidence
T/F - Answer -False
-it's prevalence
What are forest plots used in? - Answer -Meta analysis
What type of study recruits based on exposure status? - Answer -Cohort
-exposure dependent
Which is the best study for establishing temporality between exposure and outcome? -
Answer -randomized control trial
Which type of study is the hardest to confidently establish temporality?
Which one is least likely to have temporality? - Answer -cross sectional
-bc data would be from one particular point in time
most common descriptive study design in journals?
most common type of descriptive design? - Answer -cross sectional
-data from one particular point in time
peer reviewed journals need to have expert go over article submissions before
publication.
T/F - Answer -true
ADA article on throat and mouth cancer: which is not a symptom?
-gingiva bleeding after brushing
-crusty spots on lips
-white and red patches that don't go away
-trouble swallowing, eating, talking - Answer -gingiva bleeding after brushing
cold sores are caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) - Answer -false
-caused by herpes simplex virus
, according to ADA article on fluoride on reducing cavities, the normal amount of fluoride
in community water supply is 0.7 mg/L to help protect against caries
T/F - Answer -true
Definition of NIH - Answer -To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and
behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health,
lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability
World's largest public funder of biomedical research (>$50 B) • Consists of 25+
institutes and centers, each with a specific research agenda, including NIDCR
-National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Traces its history back to 1887, through the Marine Hospital service, world's largest
funder of biomedical research $30 billion
protects the public health by ensuring the safety, effectiveness, quality and security of
human and veterinary drugs, vaccines, and other biological products - Answer -FDA
definition
Definition of cohort (exposure dependent) - Answer -
Definition of case control (outcome dependent) - Answer -In case-control studies,
enrollment is dependent on OUTCOME status
ex. Group #1 has the outcome, Group #2 does NOT have the outcome--- then each
group is studied for their exposure history
subject to selection bias
The 5 year survival rate is like what other thing?
-mortality rate
-incidence
-case-fatality rate - Answer -case-fatality rate
Whats the highest standard database for systematic reviews? - Answer -Cochrane
review
According to an article, 3 years and younger uses a "smear" of toothpaste
T/F - Answer -true
What was the subject of the article that got removed from the "Lancet" - Answer -Article
about MMR vaccine causes cognitive issues in children
