Test Bank for Gordis Epidemiology, 6th Edition by Celentano, 9780323552295, Covering Chapters 1-20 | Includes Rationales

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MULTIPLE CHOICE b




1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
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a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year b b b b b b b b b b b




b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
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c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
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d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
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e. Increasing taxes for buying b b b




cigarettes ANS: B
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Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an
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example in which when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done
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to reduce the impact of disease by preventing the tumor from dissemination.
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Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year, sexual
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education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes for buying
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cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational
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diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
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2. This historic character observedwas more common among women treated by
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bphysicians and medical students compared with women treated by
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,b midwives.

,Based on his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that
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bresulted in adecrease in mortality.
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, Name the character that we are talking about.
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a. John Snow b




b. Edward Jenner b




c. D.A. Henderson b




d. Leon Gordis b




e. Ignaz

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Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted
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the disease by not washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies
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and conducting multiple examinations in the clinic.
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3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease
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was eradicated later by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson:
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a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika