Epi Exam 1 Questions And Correct An
Hospital cpatient crosters, cdeath ccertificates, cand cregistries cof ccancer cand cbirth cdefects care call c
cwhich cmeasure? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Disease cFrequency
What cman cbecame cthe cfirst cepidemiologist, cstatistician, cand cdemographers cwhen che csummari
chis c1662 cpublication? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cGraunt
James cLind cconducted cone cof cthe cearliest cexperimental cstudies con cthe ctreatment cof cwhich cco
cand ccause cof cdeath cat cthe ctime? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Scurvy
Which ctype cof cepidemiologist cwould cinvestigate chow cundernutrition cduring cgestation cincreases
camong cadults? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Life ccourse cepidemiologists
Public chealth cachievements care cdifficult cto crecognize cbecause cit's chard cto cidentify cpeople cwho
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Because cbasic cscientists cconduct ctheir cstudies cin ca ccontrolled claboratory, cthey ccan cregulate ca
cexperimental cconditions c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔true
Clinical cscientists cstudy cways cto cprevent cdisease cand cpromote chealth cin cthe cpopulation cat clar
Which csurvey cincludes cboth ca chome cinterview cand chealth ctests cdone cin ca cmobile cexamination
cANS✔✔National cHealth cand cNutrition cExamination cSurvey
Generally, cthe cmost ccurrent cavailable cdata cin cthe cUS clags ca cyear cor ctwo cbehind cthe cpresent
Anytime cthat cthe cInternational cClassification cof cDiseases c(ICD) cis crevised, ca cnumber cof cartifac
cstatistics ctypically coccur c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Most cstates crequire creporting cfetal cdeaths cthat coccur cat c12 cor cmore cweeks cof cgestational cage
Which cof cthe cfollowing, cmandated cby cthe cNational cHealth cSurvey cAct cof c1956 cis ccurrently cthe
cinformation con cthe chealth cof cthe ccivilian cnon-institutionalized cpopulation cof cthe cUS? c- cCORRE
, Epidemiology: cDISTRIBUTION c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔how cdisease cis cdistributed cthroughout cpop
PERSON c(age, csex, cSES)
PLACE c(urban, cUS, cnear cobject)
TIME c(June, cannual, cdecade)
Epidemiology: cDETERMINANTS c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔factors cthat ccause csome cpeople cto cget c
EXPOSURES
Epidemiology: cHUMAN cPOPULATIONS c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cgroup cof cpeople cwith ca ccomm
cresidence, cage, cgender, cgroup cmembership, cetc.
Epidemiology: cDISEASE cFREQUENCY c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔counting cthe cnumber cof ccases co
cover ca cspecific ctime cperiod
Sequence cof cEpidemiologic cInvestigations c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Suspect cexposure cinfluences c
c(descriptive cepi)
Form cspecific chypotheses cabout cexposure-disease cassociation c(descriptive cepi)
Conduct cepidemiologic cstudies cto cmeasure crelationship cbetween cexposure cand cdisease c(analy
Judge cwhether cassociation cis cvalid cand ccausal c(analytic cepi) c
c-accumulated cevidence
c-chance, cbias, cconfounding
c-(+) cand c(-) cof cstudy cdesign
Evaluate cpreventions cand ctreatment c(Analytic cepi)
Hypothesis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ctestable cstatement cthat ctries cto cexplain ca cset cof cobservatio
cnot crejected cthrough cscientific cresearch
Key cfigures cin cEpidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cGraunt: cpatter cof cmortality cin c17th cce
James cLind: cused cexperimental cstudy, cfound ccause cof cscurvy cin c18th ccentury
John cSnow: cCholera ctransmitted cby cfecal ccontamination cof cdrinking cwater c19th ccentury
Epidemiology c2 ctypes c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Descriptive cand cAnalytic/Scientific
Descriptive cEpidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔PERSON, cPLACE, cTIME
-monitor cpublic's chealth, cevaluate csuccess cof cprograms, cgenerate chypotheses
-describes cpattern cof cdisease
-identify cand ccount ccases
c-case creport
c-case cseries
c-cross-sectional
c-Ecologic
*CANNOT cidentify ccauses cof cdisease
Analytic/Scientific cEpidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-evaluate chypothesis
-evaluate csuccess cof cprograms
-search cfor cdisease ccauses cand cprevention
-compare cgroups cand csystematically cdetermine cif cthere cis can cassociation
c-clinical ctrial
Hospital cpatient crosters, cdeath ccertificates, cand cregistries cof ccancer cand cbirth cdefects care call c
cwhich cmeasure? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Disease cFrequency
What cman cbecame cthe cfirst cepidemiologist, cstatistician, cand cdemographers cwhen che csummari
chis c1662 cpublication? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cGraunt
James cLind cconducted cone cof cthe cearliest cexperimental cstudies con cthe ctreatment cof cwhich cco
cand ccause cof cdeath cat cthe ctime? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Scurvy
Which ctype cof cepidemiologist cwould cinvestigate chow cundernutrition cduring cgestation cincreases
camong cadults? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Life ccourse cepidemiologists
Public chealth cachievements care cdifficult cto crecognize cbecause cit's chard cto cidentify cpeople cwho
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Because cbasic cscientists cconduct ctheir cstudies cin ca ccontrolled claboratory, cthey ccan cregulate ca
cexperimental cconditions c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔true
Clinical cscientists cstudy cways cto cprevent cdisease cand cpromote chealth cin cthe cpopulation cat clar
Which csurvey cincludes cboth ca chome cinterview cand chealth ctests cdone cin ca cmobile cexamination
cANS✔✔National cHealth cand cNutrition cExamination cSurvey
Generally, cthe cmost ccurrent cavailable cdata cin cthe cUS clags ca cyear cor ctwo cbehind cthe cpresent
Anytime cthat cthe cInternational cClassification cof cDiseases c(ICD) cis crevised, ca cnumber cof cartifac
cstatistics ctypically coccur c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Most cstates crequire creporting cfetal cdeaths cthat coccur cat c12 cor cmore cweeks cof cgestational cage
Which cof cthe cfollowing, cmandated cby cthe cNational cHealth cSurvey cAct cof c1956 cis ccurrently cthe
cinformation con cthe chealth cof cthe ccivilian cnon-institutionalized cpopulation cof cthe cUS? c- cCORRE
, Epidemiology: cDISTRIBUTION c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔how cdisease cis cdistributed cthroughout cpop
PERSON c(age, csex, cSES)
PLACE c(urban, cUS, cnear cobject)
TIME c(June, cannual, cdecade)
Epidemiology: cDETERMINANTS c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔factors cthat ccause csome cpeople cto cget c
EXPOSURES
Epidemiology: cHUMAN cPOPULATIONS c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cgroup cof cpeople cwith ca ccomm
cresidence, cage, cgender, cgroup cmembership, cetc.
Epidemiology: cDISEASE cFREQUENCY c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔counting cthe cnumber cof ccases co
cover ca cspecific ctime cperiod
Sequence cof cEpidemiologic cInvestigations c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Suspect cexposure cinfluences c
c(descriptive cepi)
Form cspecific chypotheses cabout cexposure-disease cassociation c(descriptive cepi)
Conduct cepidemiologic cstudies cto cmeasure crelationship cbetween cexposure cand cdisease c(analy
Judge cwhether cassociation cis cvalid cand ccausal c(analytic cepi) c
c-accumulated cevidence
c-chance, cbias, cconfounding
c-(+) cand c(-) cof cstudy cdesign
Evaluate cpreventions cand ctreatment c(Analytic cepi)
Hypothesis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ctestable cstatement cthat ctries cto cexplain ca cset cof cobservatio
cnot crejected cthrough cscientific cresearch
Key cfigures cin cEpidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cGraunt: cpatter cof cmortality cin c17th cce
James cLind: cused cexperimental cstudy, cfound ccause cof cscurvy cin c18th ccentury
John cSnow: cCholera ctransmitted cby cfecal ccontamination cof cdrinking cwater c19th ccentury
Epidemiology c2 ctypes c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Descriptive cand cAnalytic/Scientific
Descriptive cEpidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔PERSON, cPLACE, cTIME
-monitor cpublic's chealth, cevaluate csuccess cof cprograms, cgenerate chypotheses
-describes cpattern cof cdisease
-identify cand ccount ccases
c-case creport
c-case cseries
c-cross-sectional
c-Ecologic
*CANNOT cidentify ccauses cof cdisease
Analytic/Scientific cEpidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-evaluate chypothesis
-evaluate csuccess cof cprograms
-search cfor cdisease ccauses cand cprevention
-compare cgroups cand csystematically cdetermine cif cthere cis can cassociation
c-clinical ctrial
