306 Flashcards
- Which choice is wrong about causality?
A. A confounding variable may be due to chance or bias.
B. Due to health problems are multi-factorial, this can represent a barrier to testing a particular
hypothesis.
C. Hill’s criteria attempt to establish causal connections between potential disease agents and
the diseases.
D. A strong / significant correlation = causation
E. Sufficient causes are very rare in medicine, because it’s exceptional one exposure is by itself enough to cause a disease
D. A strong / significant correlation = causation
- Which item is correct about causality?
A. Exposure to causative factor must occur before the onset of disease as the precondition of
B. temporalambiguity.
C. BiologicalgradientisnotacriteriondefinedbyHill.
D. Biological plausibility of the hypothesis is one of the Hill criterion.
E. Univariate correlation is defined as the statistical association between variables.
F. Coherence of evidence is not a condition for causal connection.
D. Biological plausibility of the hypothesis is one of the Hill criterion.
- Which statement is wrong about EBM (Evidence Based Medicine)?
A. EBMmeansintegratingindividualclinicalexpertisewiththebestavailableexternalclinical evidence from systematic research.
B. EBM is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient.
C. 3 main components of EBM are: Clinical expertise + Best research evidence + patient values and preferences.
D. According to JNCS Guidelines 130-139 mm Hg SBP and 80-89 mm Hg DBP is elevated BP.
E. Considering EBM’s concept, medical treatment decisions must be based on the best available evidence.
D. According to JNCS Guidelines 130-139 mm Hg SBP and 80-89 mm Hg DBP is elevated BP.
- Which statement is true about EBM (Evidence Based Medicine)?
A. Public health decision making is a complicated process because of complex inputs and group decision making.
B. Public health surveillance is not a critical tool for understanding a community’s health issues.
C. Evidence based public health cannot be defined as a public health endeavour
D. The amount of available evidence can be overwhelming; practitioners do not have to
identify the best available evidence.
E. “3 Buckets of Prevention” within the framework of health care and public health is put of
date
A. Public health decision making is a complicated process because of complex inputs and group decision making.
- Which option is not considered within the scope of the physician’s legal responsibilities?
A. Confidentially responsibility
B. Notificationobligation
C. Physician responsibility and acceptance of the patient in emergency patients
D. Obligation to inform the patient
E. Giving a rest report for a special purpose or memory
E. Giving a rest report for a special purpose or memory
- ……… is to enlighten the patient or legal representative by the physician in a way that he/she can freely decide about the intervention by explaining the type, form, urgency, side effects and risks of the medical intervention he/she plans to do, and the possible consequences if no intervention is made. Which of the following options would best fit in the blank above?
A. Consent
B. Forensicexamination
C. To inform
D. Medical intervention
E. Complication
To inform
- Harm of a patient due to ignorance, inexperience or indifference; it is bad practice of medicine. Which of the following options fits the description above?
A. Active euthanasia
B. Passiveeuthanasia
C. Complication
D. Professional liability
E. Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice
- Which of the following statements about organization of health services in Turkey is wrong?
A. Health services are provided by public, semi-public, private and non-profit foundation organizations in Turkey.
B. Prevention, treatment and rehabilitation are the three main headings of health services.
C. Healthcareserversaredividedinto”first,second,third”lines.
D. “Integrated District Public Hospitals” are the centers which only offer outpatient health
care.
E. “Family Health Care Centers” offer outpatient diagnosis and treatment.
D. “Integrated District Public Hospitals” are the centers which only offer outpatient health
care.
- Which of the following statements about organization of health services in Turkey is wrong?
A. In Turkey Ministry of Health implemented ‘Health Transformation Program’ in 2010.
B. ‘Health Transformation Program’ has basically three main reforms.
C. The Family Medicine System is one of the main reforms of the ‘Health Transformation
Program’.
D. Primary health care is divided into community and personal health care.
E. Preventive health services for the community are mostly offered by community health
centers.
A. In Turkey Ministry of Health implemented ‘Health Transformation Program’ in 2010.
A. Social changes, specialization and the new pattern of diseases have brought up the need for a new type of physician during the history of medicine.
B. Over specialization in the field of medicine brought the necessity of a new type of health care.
C. “AlmaAtaDeclaration”wasamilestonefortherenewalofhealthcaredelivery.
D. The health level of 2010 was set as a goal in the Alma Ata Declaration.
E. Family Medicine specialty training started in 1985 in Turkey.
D
- What should be the second step in the abdominal physical examination?
A. Percussion
B. Auscultation
C. Palpation
D. Rectal examination E. Inspection
B
- Which of the following statements about taking anamnesis is not correct?
A. The best and most accurate history is taken from the patient’s relatives.
B. The physician should talk to the patient alone, if possible.
C. Enough time should be allocated.
D. The aim should not be to get more information, but to get accurate and necessary
information.
E. Developments should be noted in chronological order.
A
- Which of the following statement with consultation is not correct?
A. Confirm the name, medical record number, and location of the patient
B. Provide a brief synopsis of the patient’s history, pertinent to the question you are asking
C. List any pertinent physical exam and laboratory findings
D. State your suspected or confirmed diagnosis
E. Don’t state any interventions you have started
E
- Which of the following is not one of the main lessons learned from “thalidomide disaster”?
A. Adequate testing of medicines prior to marketing is needed
B. Government regulation of medicines is needed
C. Unnecessary use of medicines in pregnancy should be avoided
D. Most medicines cross the placenta and this results in fetal exposure
E. Reporting systems to identify adverse effects of medicines are not needed
Reporting systems to identify adverse effects of medicines are not needed
- Which of the following statements about the reporting of the Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) is wrong?
A. For new medicines report all the suspected reactions, including minor ones.
B. TurkishMedicinesandMedicalDevicesAgencydoesn’thaveareportingsystem
C. Forestablishedmedicinesorwell-knownmedicinesreportallseriousorunusualsuspected adverse reactions
D. In children under the age of 18, all suspected ADRs occurring, should be reported regardless of whether the medicine is licensed for use in children
E. If it is suspected that a patient has experienced an ADR it should be reported
TurkishMedicinesandMedicalDevicesAgencydoesn’thaveareportingsystem