[2] Epi Review Test 2

Question 1

4 principles of bioethics:

Answer 1

Autonomy
Justice
nonmaleficence
Beneficence

Question 2

Institutional review board

Answer 2

IRB- determining study to be ethical

Question 3

DSMB

Answer 3

Follows study as it goes along to either stop or continue trial for pt benefit

Question 4

Define equipoise

Answer 4

Confidence that benefits outweigh the risks in order to use in human

Confidence that benefits outweigh the risks in order to use in human

Question 5

Type I error

Answer 5

False positive-rejecting the null when you shouldn’t have.

Question 6

Type II error

Answer 6

False negative- not rejecting the null when you shouldn’t have

Question 7

What obs study best in cause of rare disease?

Answer 7

Case-control

RARE Dz

Question 8

What obs study-long term effect of a rare exposure

Answer 8

Retrospective cohort

Question 9

What obs study- effects of exposure for which information is expensive or difficult to obtain

Answer 9

Case-control

Question 10

What obs study-causes of new Dz w/ little known about it

Answer 10

Case-control

Question 11

What obs study-identify short term health effects of a new exposure about which little is known

Answer 11

Prospective cohort

Question 12

What obs study-causes of Dz w/ long latent period

Answer 12

Case control

Question 13

Study comparing back pain prevalence among auto workers and bakers

Answer 13

Cross-sectional

Question 14

If the study says incidence?

Answer 14

Cohort

Question 15

Evaluates 2 Tx for breast CA.

Answer 15

Interventional - because it is evaluating treatments