IPSA EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!
What types of studies should be used for diagnosis questions?
RCT > cohort study
What are prognosis questions?
questions about idenfication of a disorder in a patient presenting with specific symptoms
What types of studies should be used for prognosis questions?
cohort study > case control study > case series
What type of questions are etiology/harm?
questions about the negative impact from an intervention or other procedure
What types of studies are used for etiology/harm questions?
cohort study > case control study > case series
What is the difference between PubMed and Medline?
medline is contained in pubmed
What are background questions?
concern general knowledge
What are foreground questions?
patient specific questions (PICO)
what is the P in PICO?
Patient/Population
What is the I in PICO?
intervention
What is the C in PICO?
, comparison/control
When is PICO written?
before you search
Where can you find more general terms in MeSH branches?
further up
Where can you find more specific terms in MeSH branches?
further down
True or False: MEDLINE contains PubMed.
False
True or False: MeSH Tree content is organized from Broad to Specific.
True
When looking for information on newer concepts or recent health terms that have not yet
been indexed in MEDLINE, you should use what?
a) keywords
b) MeSH
c) MeSH Trees
d) Limits
a) keywords
If you want to find articles that contain both the term "St. John's Wort " as well as the
term "Depression" within them, you should search:
a) St. John's Wort AND Depression
b) St. John's Wort OR Depression
c) St. John's Wort NOT Depression
d) St. John's Wort WITH Depression
a) St. John's Wort AND Depression
CORRECT ANSWERS!
What types of studies should be used for diagnosis questions?
RCT > cohort study
What are prognosis questions?
questions about idenfication of a disorder in a patient presenting with specific symptoms
What types of studies should be used for prognosis questions?
cohort study > case control study > case series
What type of questions are etiology/harm?
questions about the negative impact from an intervention or other procedure
What types of studies are used for etiology/harm questions?
cohort study > case control study > case series
What is the difference between PubMed and Medline?
medline is contained in pubmed
What are background questions?
concern general knowledge
What are foreground questions?
patient specific questions (PICO)
what is the P in PICO?
Patient/Population
What is the I in PICO?
intervention
What is the C in PICO?
, comparison/control
When is PICO written?
before you search
Where can you find more general terms in MeSH branches?
further up
Where can you find more specific terms in MeSH branches?
further down
True or False: MEDLINE contains PubMed.
False
True or False: MeSH Tree content is organized from Broad to Specific.
True
When looking for information on newer concepts or recent health terms that have not yet
been indexed in MEDLINE, you should use what?
a) keywords
b) MeSH
c) MeSH Trees
d) Limits
a) keywords
If you want to find articles that contain both the term "St. John's Wort " as well as the
term "Depression" within them, you should search:
a) St. John's Wort AND Depression
b) St. John's Wort OR Depression
c) St. John's Wort NOT Depression
d) St. John's Wort WITH Depression
a) St. John's Wort AND Depression
