HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM PART II

HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM PART II
Question 1
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 	In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to:

•	Question 2
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 	Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?

•	Question 3
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 	John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:

•	Question 4
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 	Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?

•	Question 5
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 	Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach)?

•	Question 6
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 	The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer):

•	Question 7
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 	Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:

•	Question 8
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 	The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:
Answer			
	Selected Answer:	   
primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary prevention means early detection and treatment of disease.
Correct Answer:	   
primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary prevention means early detection and treatment of disease.
			
•	Question 9
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 	In 1900, the death rate per 100,000 members of the population for influenza and pneumonia (I & P) was 202.2; it was 22.4 in 2003. How much did the death rate due to I & P decline?
Answer			
	Selected Answer:	   
90%
Correct Answer:	   
90%
			
•	Question 10
5 out of 5 points
	
 	Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by pasteurization of milk
Answer			
	Selected Answer:	   
Primary Prevention Passive
Correct Answer:	   
Primary Prevention Passive
			
•	Question 11
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 	Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by screening for breast cancer
Answer			
	Selected Answer:	   
Secondary Prevention
Correct Answer:	   
Secondary Prevention
			
•	Question 12
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 	According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:
Answer			
	Selected Answer:	   
Prepathogenesis
Correct Answer:	   
Prepathogenesis
			
•	Question 13
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 	Using epidemiology for operational research involves:

•	Question 14
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 	Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction

•	Question 15
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 	To express the burden or extent of some condition or attribute in a population. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

•	Question 16
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 	Estimating the frequency of exposure. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

•	Question 17
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 	To provide a direct estimate of the risk of developing a disease. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

•	Question 18
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 	Blood pressure measurements on adult males 30-39 years of age were obtained in a survey of a representative sample of Twin Cities households. To compare the frequency of hypertension in the white and non-white population surveyed, the most appropriate measure is the:

			
•	Question 19
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 	Determining workload and planning the scope of facilities and manpower needs, particularly for chronic disease. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

•	Question 20
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 	The risk of acquiring a given disease during a time period is best determined by:

			
•	Question 21
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 	An epidemiologic survey of roller-skating injuries in Metroville, a city with a population of 100,000 (during the midpoint of the year), produced the following data for a particular year:
 
Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month	12,000
Roller-skating injuries in Metroville	600
Total number of residents injured from roller-skating	1,800
Total number of deaths from roller-skating	90
Total number of deaths from all causes	900

 
The crude death rate for all causes was:



•	Question 22
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 	The fundamental tool for etiologic studies of both acute and chronic diseases. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

•	Question 23
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 	Which of the following statements most accurately expresses the breeder hypothesis for schizophrenia?

•	Question 24
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 	Lung cancer mortality among women is increasing faster than among men. What factor(s) would most likely account for this increased cancer rate?

•	Question 25
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 	Which of Mill- four canons suggests that there is an association between frequency of disease and the potency of a causative factor?
		

•	Question 26
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 	According to classic studies, age-standardized morbidity rates in the United States for acute conditions, chronic conditions, and disability due to acute conditions show the following sex differences:

•	Question 27
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 	Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates by sex in the United States generally show the following sex differences:

•	Question 28
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 	The use of GIS may be thought of as following the heritage of:

			
•	Question 29
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 	Studies of nativity and migration have reported that:

			
•	Question 30
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 	Reasons for gender differences in mortality may include: