Name: Score:
87 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 87
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) provides data on
electric sparks controlled by a moving electrode. Also known as electrocautery.
Pleura. AJCC Chapter 37: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, C38.4 pleura, NOS.
items such as obesity, exercise, smoking and not being screened.
Incidence and mortality rates
Term 2 of 87
The study of the distribution and determinants of disease in the human population is called:
Epidemiology
Incidence
Prevalence
Etiology
Term 3 of 87
The tonsils are masses of what kind of tissue?
Mucosal
Myeloid
Lymphoid
Lymphocyte
,Term 4 of 87
For the purposes of coding and staging, nodal or lymphatic sites include:
Lymphoid
sputum, bronchial washings and brushings, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, spinal fluid,
bone marrow aspiration, cervical smears, FNA of liver/pancreas/breast/lung.
Lymph nodes, Waldeyer's Ring, thymus, and spleen. All other sites are considered
Extradodal or extralymphatic sites, for example, adrenal glands, blood, bone, bone
marrow, CNS, GI, liver, etc.
blood. See also the word "Anemia". Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow
Term 5 of 87
In order to produce meaningful survival data, the cancer registry must
Cancer cases expected to die from all causes
Maintain a successful follow-up rate of at least 80%.
Program category, Standard 4.7 Studies of Quality
Pleura. AJCC Chapter 37: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, C38.4 pleura, NOS.
Term 6 of 87
The community outreach coordinator documents the activities and findings of community
outreach in an activity summary that is presented to the Cancer Committee when?
united states census data.
true.
cancer committee.
at the end of each calendar year.
,Term 7 of 87
Reabstracting study
*Designed study.
Having a qualified staff member reabstract a sample of cases from the medical record
documents.
The planned use of the data, and the agency which the central registry reports to, such as
NPCR.
The removal of tissue from a living patient for the purpose of making a diagnosis by
microscopic examination of the cells.
*Designed study for accuracy.
Recodes an abstract based on the text provided. It provides verification that coding
guidelines and rules are correctly applied.
Term 8 of 87
A central registry has the ability to combine information from several sources. This ability is
called:
Record consolidation
Medical record
Record linkage
Source record
Term 9 of 87
Fulguration is a biopsy procedure using
Physical exam, laboratory, radiology, endoscopy, biopsy of the primary site, or surgical
exploration
electric sparks controlled by a moving electrode. Also known as electrocautery.
secretes aldosterones, cortisol, androgens, estrogens, and progestins
Direct observed method, and life-table method (ratio).
, Term 10 of 87
What data source is used by researchers to obtain income and literacy information that can be
used to help define and address the cancer burden in the region?
Confounding bias
True.
United States census data.
Each calendar year.
Term 11 of 87
Passive follow-up means:
Checking the hospital database for readmission of patients in the registry database.
Physical exam, laboratory, radiology, endoscopy, biopsy of the primary site, or surgical
exploration
electric sparks controlled by a moving electrode. Also known as electrocautery.
secretes aldosterones, cortisol, androgens, estrogens, and progestins
Term 12 of 87
There is a risk of what type of bias occurring if the subjects of an epidemiology study have the
same multiple exposures that are all associated with the a single disease process?
Recall bias
Information bias
Selection bias
Confounding bias
87 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 87
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) provides data on
electric sparks controlled by a moving electrode. Also known as electrocautery.
Pleura. AJCC Chapter 37: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, C38.4 pleura, NOS.
items such as obesity, exercise, smoking and not being screened.
Incidence and mortality rates
Term 2 of 87
The study of the distribution and determinants of disease in the human population is called:
Epidemiology
Incidence
Prevalence
Etiology
Term 3 of 87
The tonsils are masses of what kind of tissue?
Mucosal
Myeloid
Lymphoid
Lymphocyte
,Term 4 of 87
For the purposes of coding and staging, nodal or lymphatic sites include:
Lymphoid
sputum, bronchial washings and brushings, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, spinal fluid,
bone marrow aspiration, cervical smears, FNA of liver/pancreas/breast/lung.
Lymph nodes, Waldeyer's Ring, thymus, and spleen. All other sites are considered
Extradodal or extralymphatic sites, for example, adrenal glands, blood, bone, bone
marrow, CNS, GI, liver, etc.
blood. See also the word "Anemia". Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow
Term 5 of 87
In order to produce meaningful survival data, the cancer registry must
Cancer cases expected to die from all causes
Maintain a successful follow-up rate of at least 80%.
Program category, Standard 4.7 Studies of Quality
Pleura. AJCC Chapter 37: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, C38.4 pleura, NOS.
Term 6 of 87
The community outreach coordinator documents the activities and findings of community
outreach in an activity summary that is presented to the Cancer Committee when?
united states census data.
true.
cancer committee.
at the end of each calendar year.
,Term 7 of 87
Reabstracting study
*Designed study.
Having a qualified staff member reabstract a sample of cases from the medical record
documents.
The planned use of the data, and the agency which the central registry reports to, such as
NPCR.
The removal of tissue from a living patient for the purpose of making a diagnosis by
microscopic examination of the cells.
*Designed study for accuracy.
Recodes an abstract based on the text provided. It provides verification that coding
guidelines and rules are correctly applied.
Term 8 of 87
A central registry has the ability to combine information from several sources. This ability is
called:
Record consolidation
Medical record
Record linkage
Source record
Term 9 of 87
Fulguration is a biopsy procedure using
Physical exam, laboratory, radiology, endoscopy, biopsy of the primary site, or surgical
exploration
electric sparks controlled by a moving electrode. Also known as electrocautery.
secretes aldosterones, cortisol, androgens, estrogens, and progestins
Direct observed method, and life-table method (ratio).
, Term 10 of 87
What data source is used by researchers to obtain income and literacy information that can be
used to help define and address the cancer burden in the region?
Confounding bias
True.
United States census data.
Each calendar year.
Term 11 of 87
Passive follow-up means:
Checking the hospital database for readmission of patients in the registry database.
Physical exam, laboratory, radiology, endoscopy, biopsy of the primary site, or surgical
exploration
electric sparks controlled by a moving electrode. Also known as electrocautery.
secretes aldosterones, cortisol, androgens, estrogens, and progestins
Term 12 of 87
There is a risk of what type of bias occurring if the subjects of an epidemiology study have the
same multiple exposures that are all associated with the a single disease process?
Recall bias
Information bias
Selection bias
Confounding bias
