Test Bank For Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition By
David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo 9780323552295
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide
,Gordis r Epidemiology r 6th r Edition r Celentano r Test r Bank
Table r of r Contents:
Chapter r 1 r Introduction
Chapter r 2 r The r Dynamics r of r Disease r Transmission
Chapter r 3 r The r Occurrence r of r Disease
Chapter r 4 r The r Occurrence r of r Disease
Chapter r 5 r Assessing r the r Validity r and r Reliability r of r Diagnostic r and r Screening r Tests
Chapter r 6 r The r Natural r History r of r Disease
Chapter r 7 r Observational r Studies
Chapter r 8 r Cohort r Studies
Chapter r 9 r Comparing r Cohort r and r Case-Control r Studies
Chapter r 10 r Assessing r Preventive r and r Therapeutic r Measures
Chapter r 11 r Randomized r Trials
Chapter r 12 r Estimating r Risk
Chapter r 13 r More r on r Risk
Chapter r 14 r From r Association r to r Causation
Chapter r 15 r More r on r Causal r Inference
Chapter r 16 r Identifying r the r Roles r of r Genetic r and r Environmental r Factors r in r Disease
r Causation
Chapter r 17 r Using r Epidemiology r to r Evaluate r Health r Services
Chapter r 18 r Epidemiologic r Approach r to r Evaluating r Screening r Programs
Chapter r 19 r Epidemiology r and r Public r Policy
Chapter r 20 r Ethical r and r Professional r Issues r in r Epidemiology
,Chapter r 01: r Introduction
Celentano: r Gordis r Epidemiology, r 6th r Edition r Test r Bank
MULTIPLE r CHOICE
1. Which r of r the r following r is r an r example r of r tertiary r prevention?
a. Vaccination r for r rotavirus r for r children r younger r than r the r age r of r 1 r year
b. Surgical r amputation r of r an r extremity rwith r osteosarcoma r (bone r cancer)
c. Screening r for r gestational r diabetes r after r 24 r weeks r of r pregnancy
d. Sexual r education r program r in r elementary r schools
e. Increasing rtaxes rfor rbuying
r cigarettes rANS: rB
Surgical r amputation r of r an r extremity r with r osteosarcoma r (bone r cancer) r is r an r example
r in rwhich r when r a r disease r is r present r the r treatment r (amputation) r is r done r to r reduce
r the r impact rof rdisease rby rpreventing rthe rtumor rfrom rdissemination. rVaccination rfor
rrotavirus rfor r children ryounger rthan rthe rage rof r1 ryear, rsexual reducation rprogram rin
relementary rschools, r and rincreasing rtaxes rfor rbuying rcigarettes rrepresent rexamples rof
rprimary rprevention. rScreening r for r gestational r diabetes r after r 24 r weeks r of r pregnancy
r is r an r example r of rsecondary rprevention.
2. This r historic r character r observed r that r childbed r fever r mortality r more r common r among
r women rtreated rby rphysicians rand rmedical rstudents r compared rwith rwomen rtreated rby
rmidwives. r Based r on r his r observations, r he r implemented r a r hand r wash r policy r that
r resulted r in r adecrease rin r mortality. r Name r the r character r that r we r are r talking r about.
a. John r Snow
b. Edward r Jenner
c. D.A. r Henderson
d. Leon r Gordis
e. Ignaz rSemmelweis
r ANS: rE
Ignaz rSemmelweis ridentified rthat rmedical rstudents rand rphysicians rtransmitted rthe rdisease
r by rnot rwashing rtheir rhands rafter rexamining rbodies rat rautopsies rand rconducting rmultiple
rexaminations rin rthe rclinic.
3. Thanks rto rthe rcontributions rof rEdward rJenner, rthe rfollowing rdisease rwas reradicated
r later rby refforts rorganized rby rD.A. rHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
, ANS: r B
Smallpox rwas reradicated rin r1980. rEdward rJenner rvaccinated rJames rPhipps rin r1796
r against rsmallpox. rAlmost r200 ryears rlater, rthe rWorld rHealth rOrganization r(WHO)
rcommissioned
D.A. r Henderson r to r lead r the r efforts r to r eradicate r the r disease.
4. Over r the r past r century, r a r marked r decline r in r the r mortality r rates r of r many
r infectious rdiseases r has r been r observed. r Which r of r the rfollowing ris r the r most r likely
rreason r for rthe robserved r decline r in r mortality r rates r from r common r infectious
r diseases?
a. Development r of r penicillin
b. Development r of r insulin
c. Development r of r vaccines
d. Improvement r in r social r conditions
e. Worse rsanitation rand runsafe
r water rANS: rD
Although r medical r treatments r potentially r helped r in r the r decrease r of r infectious
r diseases, rthe r advancement r in r social r conditions r played r a r major r role. r These
r improvements rinclude rbetter rsanitation, rsafe rdisposal rof rwaste, rbetter rnutrition, rand
rimprovement rin rhousing rconditions.
David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo 9780323552295
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide
,Gordis r Epidemiology r 6th r Edition r Celentano r Test r Bank
Table r of r Contents:
Chapter r 1 r Introduction
Chapter r 2 r The r Dynamics r of r Disease r Transmission
Chapter r 3 r The r Occurrence r of r Disease
Chapter r 4 r The r Occurrence r of r Disease
Chapter r 5 r Assessing r the r Validity r and r Reliability r of r Diagnostic r and r Screening r Tests
Chapter r 6 r The r Natural r History r of r Disease
Chapter r 7 r Observational r Studies
Chapter r 8 r Cohort r Studies
Chapter r 9 r Comparing r Cohort r and r Case-Control r Studies
Chapter r 10 r Assessing r Preventive r and r Therapeutic r Measures
Chapter r 11 r Randomized r Trials
Chapter r 12 r Estimating r Risk
Chapter r 13 r More r on r Risk
Chapter r 14 r From r Association r to r Causation
Chapter r 15 r More r on r Causal r Inference
Chapter r 16 r Identifying r the r Roles r of r Genetic r and r Environmental r Factors r in r Disease
r Causation
Chapter r 17 r Using r Epidemiology r to r Evaluate r Health r Services
Chapter r 18 r Epidemiologic r Approach r to r Evaluating r Screening r Programs
Chapter r 19 r Epidemiology r and r Public r Policy
Chapter r 20 r Ethical r and r Professional r Issues r in r Epidemiology
,Chapter r 01: r Introduction
Celentano: r Gordis r Epidemiology, r 6th r Edition r Test r Bank
MULTIPLE r CHOICE
1. Which r of r the r following r is r an r example r of r tertiary r prevention?
a. Vaccination r for r rotavirus r for r children r younger r than r the r age r of r 1 r year
b. Surgical r amputation r of r an r extremity rwith r osteosarcoma r (bone r cancer)
c. Screening r for r gestational r diabetes r after r 24 r weeks r of r pregnancy
d. Sexual r education r program r in r elementary r schools
e. Increasing rtaxes rfor rbuying
r cigarettes rANS: rB
Surgical r amputation r of r an r extremity r with r osteosarcoma r (bone r cancer) r is r an r example
r in rwhich r when r a r disease r is r present r the r treatment r (amputation) r is r done r to r reduce
r the r impact rof rdisease rby rpreventing rthe rtumor rfrom rdissemination. rVaccination rfor
rrotavirus rfor r children ryounger rthan rthe rage rof r1 ryear, rsexual reducation rprogram rin
relementary rschools, r and rincreasing rtaxes rfor rbuying rcigarettes rrepresent rexamples rof
rprimary rprevention. rScreening r for r gestational r diabetes r after r 24 r weeks r of r pregnancy
r is r an r example r of rsecondary rprevention.
2. This r historic r character r observed r that r childbed r fever r mortality r more r common r among
r women rtreated rby rphysicians rand rmedical rstudents r compared rwith rwomen rtreated rby
rmidwives. r Based r on r his r observations, r he r implemented r a r hand r wash r policy r that
r resulted r in r adecrease rin r mortality. r Name r the r character r that r we r are r talking r about.
a. John r Snow
b. Edward r Jenner
c. D.A. r Henderson
d. Leon r Gordis
e. Ignaz rSemmelweis
r ANS: rE
Ignaz rSemmelweis ridentified rthat rmedical rstudents rand rphysicians rtransmitted rthe rdisease
r by rnot rwashing rtheir rhands rafter rexamining rbodies rat rautopsies rand rconducting rmultiple
rexaminations rin rthe rclinic.
3. Thanks rto rthe rcontributions rof rEdward rJenner, rthe rfollowing rdisease rwas reradicated
r later rby refforts rorganized rby rD.A. rHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
, ANS: r B
Smallpox rwas reradicated rin r1980. rEdward rJenner rvaccinated rJames rPhipps rin r1796
r against rsmallpox. rAlmost r200 ryears rlater, rthe rWorld rHealth rOrganization r(WHO)
rcommissioned
D.A. r Henderson r to r lead r the r efforts r to r eradicate r the r disease.
4. Over r the r past r century, r a r marked r decline r in r the r mortality r rates r of r many
r infectious rdiseases r has r been r observed. r Which r of r the rfollowing ris r the r most r likely
rreason r for rthe robserved r decline r in r mortality r rates r from r common r infectious
r diseases?
a. Development r of r penicillin
b. Development r of r insulin
c. Development r of r vaccines
d. Improvement r in r social r conditions
e. Worse rsanitation rand runsafe
r water rANS: rD
Although r medical r treatments r potentially r helped r in r the r decrease r of r infectious
r diseases, rthe r advancement r in r social r conditions r played r a r major r role. r These
r improvements rinclude rbetter rsanitation, rsafe rdisposal rof rwaste, rbetter rnutrition, rand
rimprovement rin rhousing rconditions.
