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