PPGH AFL EXAM READINESS UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
kaplan meier survival curve - CORRECT ANSWER - median when 50% of patients have
experienced event
third quartile - CORRECT ANSWER - - measure of location that divides distribution in ratio
3:1
- 75% of the data values are below or equal to it, and 25% of the data values are above it.
Perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality - CORRECT ANSWER -
By age 50 which screening services are women entitled to? - CORRECT ANSWER - - breast
- cervix
What is the positive predictive value? - CORRECT ANSWER - proportion of positive tests
that are true positives
area level indicators - CORRECT ANSWER - mask diversity and heterogeneity
bathtub analogy - CORRECT ANSWER - Incidence - tap on is new cases coming in
Prevalence - water in bath is existing cases
Mortality - leak out of bath is death or cure
what is the difference between health inequalities and health inequities? - CORRECT
ANSWER - - health inequality = differences in health status between groups/individuals
, - health inequities = differences in health status that are avoidable, unfair and unjust
What is geoffrey roses prevention paradox? - CORRECT ANSWER - the majority of cases of
a disease come from a population at low or moderate risk disease, and only a minority of cases
come from the high risk population
Shifting the whole population into a lower risk category benefits more individuals than shifting
high risk individuals into a lower risk category
What is the best measure to estimate how fast new cases develop? - CORRECT ANSWER -
incidence rate
true positive - CORRECT ANSWER - actually have the disease
sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER - true positive
specificity - CORRECT ANSWER - true negative
ordinal - CORRECT ANSWER - order e.g. severity of anaemia
what is the best measure to assess the risk of death among persons with west nile virus infection?
- CORRECT ANSWER - case fatality
case fatality - CORRECT ANSWER - people dying out of those who have the condition
mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - people dying out of everyone who is at risk
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
kaplan meier survival curve - CORRECT ANSWER - median when 50% of patients have
experienced event
third quartile - CORRECT ANSWER - - measure of location that divides distribution in ratio
3:1
- 75% of the data values are below or equal to it, and 25% of the data values are above it.
Perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality - CORRECT ANSWER -
By age 50 which screening services are women entitled to? - CORRECT ANSWER - - breast
- cervix
What is the positive predictive value? - CORRECT ANSWER - proportion of positive tests
that are true positives
area level indicators - CORRECT ANSWER - mask diversity and heterogeneity
bathtub analogy - CORRECT ANSWER - Incidence - tap on is new cases coming in
Prevalence - water in bath is existing cases
Mortality - leak out of bath is death or cure
what is the difference between health inequalities and health inequities? - CORRECT
ANSWER - - health inequality = differences in health status between groups/individuals
, - health inequities = differences in health status that are avoidable, unfair and unjust
What is geoffrey roses prevention paradox? - CORRECT ANSWER - the majority of cases of
a disease come from a population at low or moderate risk disease, and only a minority of cases
come from the high risk population
Shifting the whole population into a lower risk category benefits more individuals than shifting
high risk individuals into a lower risk category
What is the best measure to estimate how fast new cases develop? - CORRECT ANSWER -
incidence rate
true positive - CORRECT ANSWER - actually have the disease
sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER - true positive
specificity - CORRECT ANSWER - true negative
ordinal - CORRECT ANSWER - order e.g. severity of anaemia
what is the best measure to assess the risk of death among persons with west nile virus infection?
- CORRECT ANSWER - case fatality
case fatality - CORRECT ANSWER - people dying out of those who have the condition
mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - people dying out of everyone who is at risk
