Test Bank For Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition By
David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo 9780323552295
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide
,Gordis qEpidemiology q6th qEdition qCelentano qTest qBank
Table qof qContents:
Chapter q1 qIntroduction
Chapter q2 qThe qDynamics qof qDisease qTransmission
Chapter q3 qThe qOccurrence qof qDisease
Chapter q4 qThe qOccurrence qof qDisease
Chapter q5 qAssessing qthe qValidity qand qReliability qof qDiagnostic qand qScreening qTests
Chapter q6 qThe qNatural qHistory qof qDisease
Chapter q7 qObservational qStudies
Chapter q8 qCohort qStudies
Chapter q9 qComparing qCohort qand qCase-Control qStudies
Chapter q10 qAssessing qPreventive qand qTherapeutic qMeasures
Chapter q11 qRandomized qTrials
Chapter q12 qEstimating qRisk
Chapter q13 qMore qon qRisk
Chapter q14 qFrom qAssociation qto qCausation
Chapter q15 qMore qon qCausal qInference
Chapter q16 qIdentifying qthe qRoles qof qGenetic qand qEnvironmental qFactors qin qDisease qCausation
Chapter q17 qUsing qEpidemiology qto qEvaluate qHealth qServices
Chapter q18 qEpidemiologic qApproach qto qEvaluating qScreening qPrograms
Chapter q19 qEpidemiology qand qPublic qPolicy
Chapter q20 qEthical qand qProfessional qIssues qin qEpidemiology
,Chapter q01: qIntroduction
Celentano: qGordis qEpidemiology, q6th qEdition qTest qBank
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. Which qof qthe qfollowing qis qan qexample qof qtertiary qprevention?
a. Vaccination qfor qrotavirus qfor qchildren q younger qthan qthe qage qof q1 qyear
b. Surgical qamputation qof qan qextremity qwith qosteosarcoma q(bone qcancer)
c. Screening qfor qgestational qdiabetes qafter q24 qweeks qof qpregnancy
d. Sexual qeducation qprogram qin qelementary qschools
e. Increasing qtaxes qfor qbuying
cigarettes qANS: qB
q
Surgical qamputation qof qan qextremity qwith qosteosarcoma q(bone qcancer) qis qan qexample qin
qwhich qwhen qa qdisease qis qpresent qthe qtreatment q(amputation) qis qdone qto qreduce qthe qimpact
qof qdisease qby qpreventing qthe qtumor qfrom qdissemination. qVaccination qfor qrotavirus qfor
qchildren qyounger qthan qthe qage qof q1 qyear, qsexual qeducation qprogram qin qelementary qschools,
qand qincreasing qtaxes qfor qbuying qcigarettes qrepresent qexamples qof qprimary qprevention.
qScreening qfor qgestational qdiabetes qafter q24 qweeks qof qpregnancy qis qan qexample qof
qsecondary qprevention.
2. This qhistoric qcharacter qobserved qthat qchildbed qfever qmortality qmore qcommon qamong qwomen
qtreated qby qphysicians qand qmedical qstudents qcompared qwith qwomen qtreated qby qmidwives.
qBased qon qhis qobservations, qhe qimplemented qa qhand qwash qpolicy qthat qresulted qin qadecrease
qin qmortality. qName qthe qcharacter qthat qwe qare qtalking qabout.
a. John qSnow
b. Edward qJenner
c. D.A. qHenderson
d. Leon qGordis
e. Ignaz qSemmelweis
qANS: qE
Ignaz qSemmelweis qidentified qthat qmedical qstudents qand qphysicians qtransmitted qthe qdisease
qby qnot qwashing qtheir qhands qafter qexamining qbodies qat qautopsies qand qconducting qmultiple
qexaminations qin qthe qclinic.
3. Thanks qto qthe qcontributions qof qEdward qJenner, qthe qfollowing qdisease qwas qeradicated
qlater qby qefforts qorganized qby qD.A. qHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
, ANS: qB
Smallpox qwas qeradicated qin q1980. qEdward qJenner qvaccinated qJames qPhipps qin q1796
qagainst qsmallpox. qAlmost q200 qyears qlater, qthe qWorld qHealth qOrganization q(WHO)
qcommissioned
D.A. qHenderson qto qlead qthe qefforts qto qeradicate qthe qdisease.
4. Over qthe qpast qcentury, qa qmarked qdecline qin qthe qmortality qrates qof qmany qinfectious
qdiseases qhas qbeen qobserved. qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qthe qmost qlikely qreason qfor qthe
qobserved qdecline qin qmortality qrates qfrom qcommon qinfectious qdiseases?
a. Development qof qpenicillin
b. Development qof qinsulin
c. Development qof qvaccines
d. Improvement qin qsocial qconditions
e. Worse qsanitation qand qunsafe
water qANS: qD
q
Although qmedical qtreatments qpotentially qhelped qin qthe qdecrease qof qinfectious qdiseases,
qthe qadvancement qin qsocial qconditions qplayed qa qmajor qrole. qThese qimprovements
qinclude qbetter qsanitation, qsafe qdisposal qof qwaste, qbetter qnutrition, qand qimprovement qin
qhousing qconditions.
David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo 9780323552295
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide
,Gordis qEpidemiology q6th qEdition qCelentano qTest qBank
Table qof qContents:
Chapter q1 qIntroduction
Chapter q2 qThe qDynamics qof qDisease qTransmission
Chapter q3 qThe qOccurrence qof qDisease
Chapter q4 qThe qOccurrence qof qDisease
Chapter q5 qAssessing qthe qValidity qand qReliability qof qDiagnostic qand qScreening qTests
Chapter q6 qThe qNatural qHistory qof qDisease
Chapter q7 qObservational qStudies
Chapter q8 qCohort qStudies
Chapter q9 qComparing qCohort qand qCase-Control qStudies
Chapter q10 qAssessing qPreventive qand qTherapeutic qMeasures
Chapter q11 qRandomized qTrials
Chapter q12 qEstimating qRisk
Chapter q13 qMore qon qRisk
Chapter q14 qFrom qAssociation qto qCausation
Chapter q15 qMore qon qCausal qInference
Chapter q16 qIdentifying qthe qRoles qof qGenetic qand qEnvironmental qFactors qin qDisease qCausation
Chapter q17 qUsing qEpidemiology qto qEvaluate qHealth qServices
Chapter q18 qEpidemiologic qApproach qto qEvaluating qScreening qPrograms
Chapter q19 qEpidemiology qand qPublic qPolicy
Chapter q20 qEthical qand qProfessional qIssues qin qEpidemiology
,Chapter q01: qIntroduction
Celentano: qGordis qEpidemiology, q6th qEdition qTest qBank
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. Which qof qthe qfollowing qis qan qexample qof qtertiary qprevention?
a. Vaccination qfor qrotavirus qfor qchildren q younger qthan qthe qage qof q1 qyear
b. Surgical qamputation qof qan qextremity qwith qosteosarcoma q(bone qcancer)
c. Screening qfor qgestational qdiabetes qafter q24 qweeks qof qpregnancy
d. Sexual qeducation qprogram qin qelementary qschools
e. Increasing qtaxes qfor qbuying
cigarettes qANS: qB
q
Surgical qamputation qof qan qextremity qwith qosteosarcoma q(bone qcancer) qis qan qexample qin
qwhich qwhen qa qdisease qis qpresent qthe qtreatment q(amputation) qis qdone qto qreduce qthe qimpact
qof qdisease qby qpreventing qthe qtumor qfrom qdissemination. qVaccination qfor qrotavirus qfor
qchildren qyounger qthan qthe qage qof q1 qyear, qsexual qeducation qprogram qin qelementary qschools,
qand qincreasing qtaxes qfor qbuying qcigarettes qrepresent qexamples qof qprimary qprevention.
qScreening qfor qgestational qdiabetes qafter q24 qweeks qof qpregnancy qis qan qexample qof
qsecondary qprevention.
2. This qhistoric qcharacter qobserved qthat qchildbed qfever qmortality qmore qcommon qamong qwomen
qtreated qby qphysicians qand qmedical qstudents qcompared qwith qwomen qtreated qby qmidwives.
qBased qon qhis qobservations, qhe qimplemented qa qhand qwash qpolicy qthat qresulted qin qadecrease
qin qmortality. qName qthe qcharacter qthat qwe qare qtalking qabout.
a. John qSnow
b. Edward qJenner
c. D.A. qHenderson
d. Leon qGordis
e. Ignaz qSemmelweis
qANS: qE
Ignaz qSemmelweis qidentified qthat qmedical qstudents qand qphysicians qtransmitted qthe qdisease
qby qnot qwashing qtheir qhands qafter qexamining qbodies qat qautopsies qand qconducting qmultiple
qexaminations qin qthe qclinic.
3. Thanks qto qthe qcontributions qof qEdward qJenner, qthe qfollowing qdisease qwas qeradicated
qlater qby qefforts qorganized qby qD.A. qHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
, ANS: qB
Smallpox qwas qeradicated qin q1980. qEdward qJenner qvaccinated qJames qPhipps qin q1796
qagainst qsmallpox. qAlmost q200 qyears qlater, qthe qWorld qHealth qOrganization q(WHO)
qcommissioned
D.A. qHenderson qto qlead qthe qefforts qto qeradicate qthe qdisease.
4. Over qthe qpast qcentury, qa qmarked qdecline qin qthe qmortality qrates qof qmany qinfectious
qdiseases qhas qbeen qobserved. qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qthe qmost qlikely qreason qfor qthe
qobserved qdecline qin qmortality qrates qfrom qcommon qinfectious qdiseases?
a. Development qof qpenicillin
b. Development qof qinsulin
c. Development qof qvaccines
d. Improvement qin qsocial qconditions
e. Worse qsanitation qand qunsafe
water qANS: qD
q
Although qmedical qtreatments qpotentially qhelped qin qthe qdecrease qof qinfectious qdiseases,
qthe qadvancement qin qsocial qconditions qplayed qa qmajor qrole. qThese qimprovements
qinclude qbetter qsanitation, qsafe qdisposal qof qwaste, qbetter qnutrition, qand qimprovement qin
qhousing qconditions.
