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What type of study compares a group of people with a disese to a group without disease?
Case-Control Study
What type of study asks "What happened?"
Case-Control
What type of study compares a group with a given exposure or risk factor to a group without?
Cohort Study
What study..."What will happen"?
Cohort Study
What type of study looks to see if exposure increases likelihood of disease?
Cohort study
What study asks "What is happening?"
Cross-Sectional Study
What study collects date froma group of people to asses the FREQUENCY of disease?
Cross-Sectional Study
Phase I Clinical Trial study sample?
Healthy volunteers
Phase II clinical trial study sample?
pts. with disease of interest
Phase III clinical trial study sample?
large # of pts. assigned to treatment or placebo
Phase IV study sample?
postmarketing surveillance of pts. after approval
Purpose of Phase I trial?
safety
toxicity
pharmokinetics
Purpose of Phase II trial?
Treatment efficacy
optimal dosing
adverse effects
Purpose of Phase III trial?
compares NEW trx to the CURRENT trx
Purpose of Phase IV?
Adverse effects
pools data from several studies to come to an overall conclusion?
Meta-Analysis
proportion of all people who with dx who test positive?
Sensitivity
Proportion of all people who do not have dx that test negative?
Specificity
ability of a test to detect a dx when a dx is present?
Sensitvity
ability of a test to detect there is NO dx when NO dx is present?
Specificity
What is used for screening diseases with low prevalence?
Sensitivity= RULES OUT
What is used for a confirmatory test after a positive screening test?
Specificity= RULES IN
Sensitivity value approaching _________ is desirable for ruling OUT.
1
Specificity value approaching ________ is desirable for ruling IN.
1
proportion of positive tests results that are true positives?
PPV
proportion of negative test results that are true negative?
NPV
100% sensitivity?
NO disease
100% specificity?
DISEASE
point prevalence?
total cases at given time/ total population at given time
formula for incidence?
new cases at given time/ total population at given time
formula for prevalence?
Incidence x Disease duration
Prevalence > Incidence?
Chronic Diseases
Prevalence= Incidence?
ACUTE diseases (common cold)
Odds ratio is used for _________studies.
Case-Control
What is the point of knowing the Odd's Ratio?
odds of having a disease in exposed group vs. odds of having disease in non-exposed group
Formula for Odd's Ratio?
a/b
------
c/d
probability of getting a disease if you are in the exposed group (compared to if you were in the unexposed group)?
Relative Risk
How is Relative Risk calculated?
a/ (a + b)
-------------
c/ ( c +d)


(% exposed/% unexposed)
What is Attributable risk?
difference in risk between exposed vs. unexposed
proportion of disease occurences that are attributable to the exposure?
Attributable risk
What is Absolute Risk reduction?
reduction in risk assoc. with a treatment compared to a placebo
# needed to treat?
1/absolute risk reduction
# needed to harm?
1/attributable risk
How do calculate Attributable risk?
a/ (a+b) - c/(c+d)
Consistency and reproducibility of a test?
Precision
Reliability of a test?
Precision
Reduced precision in a test?
Random Error
Reduced accuracy in a test?
Systemic Error
Validity of a test?
Accuracy
Trueness of test measurements?
Accuracy
nonrandom assign. to study group?
Selection bias
knowledge of prescence of disorder alters recall by subjects?
Recall Bias
subjects are not representative relative to general population?
Sampling Bias
information gathered at an inappropiate time?
Late-Look Bias
subjects in different groups are not treated the same?
Procedure Bias
type of bias that occurs with 2 closely assoc. factors?
Confounding bias
early detection confused with increased survival time?
Lead-Time Bias
researchers belief in the efficacy of a trx changes the outcome of that trx?
Pygmalion Effect
The group being studied changes its behavior owing to the knowledge of being studied?
Hawthorne Effect
Positive skew?
curve with TAIL ON THE RIGHT.
Mean >median
Negative skew?
curve with TAIL ON LEFT.
mean < median
What is least affected by outliers in the sample?
Mode
Hypothesis of NO difference?
Null (Ho)
Hypothesis that there is SOME difference?
Alternative (H1)
stating there IS a difference when none exsists?
Type I = alpha
stating there is NOT a difference when there is one?
Type II= beta
"false-positive error" ?
Type I
"false-negative error"?
Type II
probability of making a Type I error?
p
Probability of making a Type II error?
beta
probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false?
Power! (probability of being right)
likelihood of finding a difference when a difference exsist?
Power
What will increase the Power of a test?
increase the Sample size
Formula for Power?
1-beta
Formula for Standard error of the Mean?
SEM= SD/square root of N
1 standard deviation?
68%
2 standard deviations?
95%
3 standard deviations?
99.7%
What is Confidence Level?
range of values in which a specified prob. of the mean of repeated samples would be expected to fall
Formula of CI?
range from [mean-Z (SEM)] to [mean + Z(SEM)]
95% CI, Z=_____.
1.96
if 95% CI for mean difference between 2 variables includes 0?
no significant difference
95% CI for odds ratio or Relative risk includes 1?
no significant difference
CI between 2 groups overlaps?
no significant difference
t-test checks for?
difference between the MEANS of 2 groups
ANOVA?
ANalysis of Of VAriance of 3 or more
What compares percentages and proportion of 2 or more outcomes?
chi square
Correlation Coefficient (r)?
r is between -1 and +1. closer the absolute value is to 1, the stronger the correlation btwn 2 variables.
r squared?
coeffiencent of determination
Primary Disease Prevention?
prevent disease occurence (ex. vaccination)
Secondary Disease prevention?
Early DETECTION of disease (pap smear)
Tertiary Disease Prevention?
Reduce Disability (chemo)
What are the Reportable Diseases?
Hep A
Hep B
Hep C
HIV
Salmonella
Shigella
Syphillis
Measles
Mumps
AIDS
Rubella
TB
Chickenpox
Gonorrhea
leading causes of infant deaths in US?
congenital anomalies
SIDS
RDS
leading cause of death between 1-14 yo in the US?
Injuries
Cx
Congenital Anomalies
Homicide
Heart Dx
leading cause of death between 15-24 in the US?
injuries
homicide
suicide
leading cause of death between 25-64 yo in the US?
Cancer
heart dx
injuries
Leading cause of death >65 in the US?
Heart Dx
Cancer
Stroke
Who is eligible for Medicare?
>65
<65 but with disability
ESRD
Who is eligible for Medicaid?
Destitute (LOW income)
Part A Medicare?
IN patient
Part B Medicare?
OUT patient
Part C medicare?
combo of Part A and B
Part D medicare?
Drug coverage
obligation to respect patients as individuals?
Autonomy
physician must act in patients best interest?
Beneficence
"Do No Harm"
nonmaleficence
doctors ethical principle to treat persons fairly?
Justice
4 exceptions to informed consent?
lacks decision making capacity
emergency
therapeutic privilege (disclosure would harm pt)
Waiver
What does it mean for a minor to be Emancipated? (free?)
married
self supporting
has children
military
When is parental consent NOT required for a minor?
Emergency
contraceptives
STD trx
Pregnancy
Drug addiction managment
Living will?
written advance directive
Durable power of attorney?
surrogate to make medical decisions
The Tarasoff Decision?
law requiring physician to directly inform and protect potential victim from harm (may involve breach of confidentiality)
Civil suit under negligence requires?
4 D's
Duty
Dereliction
Damage
Direct
MC factor leading to litigation?
poor communication btwn physician and patient
When is APGAR evaluated?
newborn at 1 min. and 5 min
Appearance on the APGAR score?
0= blue
1= trunk pink
3= all pink
pulse on APGAR?
0=none
1= <100
2= >100
grimace on APGAR?
0= none
1= grimace
2= grimace + cough
activity on APGAR?
0=limp
1= some
2= active
respiration on APGAR?
0= none
1= irregular
2= regular
low birth weight?
< 2500g
Complications assoc. with Low birth weight?
infxns
respiratory distress syndrome
necrotizing enterocolitis
intraventricular hemorrhage
persistent fetal circulation
milestone at 0-3 months?
rooting reflex
orients to voice
milestone at 3 months?
holds head up
moro relex disappears
social smile
milestone at 7-9 months?
sits alone
crawls
stranger anxiety
milestone at 15 months?
walks
babinksi disappears
few words
seperation anxiety
milestone for 12-24 months?
climbs stairs
stacks blocks. age x 3.
object permanence
200 words
2 word sentences
milestone for 24-36 months?
gender identity
parallel play
milestone for 30-36 months?
stacks 9 blocks
toilet training "pee at 3"
milestone at 3 years?
Tricycle
copies lines/drawings
900 words
complete sentences
milestone at 4 years?
simple drawings
hops on 1 foot
cooperative play
imaginary friends
grooms self, brushes teeth
buttons and zips
Tanner stage for when pubic hair appears and breasts enlarge?
2
Tanner stage for when pubic hair darkens, becomes curly, and penis size and length increases?
3
Tanner stage when penis width increases, darker scrotal skin, develop glans, and raised areola?
4
Tanner stage when areola are no longer raised (adult)?
5
Does sexual interest decrease with age? intelligence?
NO
NO
Grief time period?
up to 2 months, may experience illusions
Pathologic greif?
excessively intense grief
> 2 months
delayed, inhibited, denied
delusions, hallucinations
Kubler-Ross Grief Stages?
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Grieving (depression)
Acceptance
Drugs that might affect sexual dysfunction?
antihypertensives
neuroleptics
SSRI's
ethanol
Diseases that might cause sexual dysfxn?
depression
diabetes
Formula for BMI?
weight in kg
---------------
(height in meters) squared
underweight BMI?
<18.5
Normal BMI?
18.5- 24.9
Overweight BMI?
25.0-29.9
Obese BMI?
>30
Morbidly obese BMI?
>40
EEG waveform during awake, alert, active mental concentration?
Beta
awake with eyes closed?
alpha
light sleep?
Stage I
Theta
Deeper sleep, Bruxisms (grinding teeth)?
Stage 2
Sleep spindles and K complex
45% of sleep time
Deepest, NON-REM sleep, sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting?
Stage 3-4
Delta (slowest wave form)
Dreaming, loss of motor tone, memory processing function, erection, increased brain O2 use?
REM sleep
Beta
What initiates sleep?
Raphe Nucleus- Serotonin
What reduces REM sleep?
NE
Extraocular movements during REM is due to ________.
PPRF (Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation)
"Paradoxical Sleep" or "Desynchronized Sleep"
the fact that REM sleep and being Active share the SAME EEG WAVE FORM= BETA
What decreases Stage 4 sleep? what is it used for?
Imipramine
treat enuresis
What is assoc.with reduced REM and delta sleep?
Alcohol
Benzos
Barbs
What are useful for night terrors and sleep walking?
Benzos
principle Neurotransmitter involved in REM sleep?
Ach
REM sleep is like SEX???
increased pulse
increase BP
penile/clitoral tumescence
increases thru night
decreases with age
Sleep pattern of depressed patients?
decrease slow wave sleep
decrease REM latency
REM more in early sleep cycle
increase REM SLEEP
repeated nighttime awakenings
early morning awakenings (screening question)
excessive daytime sleepiness due to disordered regulation of sleep-wake cycle?
Narcolepsy
Hallucinations just before sleep? seen with narcolepsy
Hypnogogic
Hallucinations just before awakening? seen with narcolepsy
Hypnopompie
loss of all muscle tone following a strong emotional stimulus?
Cataplexy
What drives the Circadian Rhythm?
SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus)
How does SCN control circadian rhythm of sleep?
scn---NE release---pineal gland---melatonin
Sleep terror disorder is common in _________. When does it occur?
Children
slow wave sleep