Biomedical Innovations Final Exam Study
Guide
What is the purpose of scientific abstract? - ANSTo give a summary/overview of the
experiment/study.
Explain how information about the author, purpose, and content of a website can help you
assess over credibility. - ANSPresents who completed research, why the research was done,
and explains how it was conducted with all information. Should contain few advertisements.
Describe at least two differences between the way in which scientific information is presented in
journal articles and the way in twhich the information is presented in popular new media. -
ANS1. Scientific articles have more verbiage while popular media uses pictures.
2. Scientific articles provide data and graphs while popular media uses summaries.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each forum for the dissemination of scientific
research? - ANSStrengths: Scientific journals share their informations with other researchers.
Weaknesses: Popular media may contain bias or misinterpret data.
What factors contribue to the urgency with which a patient must be treated in the emergency
room? - ANSThe ABCD's of emergent care.
A - Airway
B - Breathing
C - Circulation
D - Disability (newly formed)
How does medical staff begin to triage their patients? - ANSUsing the ABCD's of emergent care
and sorting them into three categories: Emergent, Urgent, and Non-Urgent.
What is triage? - ANSThe sorting of patients determined on emergent, urgent and non-urgent.
Compare Emergent, Urgent, and Non-Urgent - ANSEmergent - Most Critical
Urgent - Typically not life-threatening
Non-Urgent - Recieves some medical care then able to be sent home.
What is the difference between dependent and independent t-tests? - ANSDependent - one
group analyzed before and after treatment
Independent - One group given medicine and the other given placebo.
Compare null and alternative hypothesis. - ANSNull - assumption of no effect or correlation
Alternative - believes to be true
Guide
What is the purpose of scientific abstract? - ANSTo give a summary/overview of the
experiment/study.
Explain how information about the author, purpose, and content of a website can help you
assess over credibility. - ANSPresents who completed research, why the research was done,
and explains how it was conducted with all information. Should contain few advertisements.
Describe at least two differences between the way in which scientific information is presented in
journal articles and the way in twhich the information is presented in popular new media. -
ANS1. Scientific articles have more verbiage while popular media uses pictures.
2. Scientific articles provide data and graphs while popular media uses summaries.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each forum for the dissemination of scientific
research? - ANSStrengths: Scientific journals share their informations with other researchers.
Weaknesses: Popular media may contain bias or misinterpret data.
What factors contribue to the urgency with which a patient must be treated in the emergency
room? - ANSThe ABCD's of emergent care.
A - Airway
B - Breathing
C - Circulation
D - Disability (newly formed)
How does medical staff begin to triage their patients? - ANSUsing the ABCD's of emergent care
and sorting them into three categories: Emergent, Urgent, and Non-Urgent.
What is triage? - ANSThe sorting of patients determined on emergent, urgent and non-urgent.
Compare Emergent, Urgent, and Non-Urgent - ANSEmergent - Most Critical
Urgent - Typically not life-threatening
Non-Urgent - Recieves some medical care then able to be sent home.
What is the difference between dependent and independent t-tests? - ANSDependent - one
group analyzed before and after treatment
Independent - One group given medicine and the other given placebo.
Compare null and alternative hypothesis. - ANSNull - assumption of no effect or correlation
Alternative - believes to be true
