NBME CBSE: PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES PT. 1 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A

NBME CBSE: PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES PT. 1 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A What is a case series? - ANSWER Description of clinical findings/symptoms for several patients with the same diagnosis, treatment, or outcome. What is a cross-sectional study? - ANSWER Assesses the frequency of disease and risk-related factors in the present. What is a case-control study? - ANSWER Retrospectively compares a group of people with a disease to a group without the disease to determine if odds of prior exposure/risk factor differ. What is a cohort study? - ANSWER Compares a group of people with a given exposure/risk factor to a group without exposure to determine if the exposure/risk factor is associated with later development of disease. What is a twin concordance study? - ANSWER Compares the frequency with which both monozygotic twins vs both dizygotic twins develop the same disease to measure heritability and influence of environmental factors. What is an adoption study? - ANSWER Compares behavioral traits/genetics in siblings raised by biological vs adoptive parents to measure heritability and influence of environmental factors. What is an ecological study? - ANSWER Compares the frequency of disease and risk-related factors across populations to measure population data (not applicable to individuals). What is a clinic therapeutic trial? - ANSWER An experimental study involving humans that compares the benefits of two or more interventions. What are the criteria for a high-quality clinical trial? - ANSWER Randomized, controlled, and double-blinded