Epidemiology

Question 1

percentage of true positives/total people with the dz (PID)

Answer 1

sensitivity

Question 2

percentage of true negatives/total people without the dz (NIH)

Answer 2

specificity

Question 3

exclude a dz if a highly sensitive test is negative (SnOUT)

Answer 3

sensitivity use

Question 4

confirm a diagnosis if a highly specific test is positive (SpIN)

Answer 4

specificity use

Question 5

probability of a pt with a positive test result having the dz

Answer 5

likelihood ratio positive

Question 6

sudden increase in the number with dz locality

Answer 6

epidemic

Question 7

normal occurrence of a dz in a particular locality

Answer 7

endemic

Question 8

sudden increase in the number with d worldwide

Answer 8

pandemic

Question 9

number of people living with the d at a given time

Answer 9

prevalence

Question 10

number of new cases in the population at a given time

Answer 10

incidence

Question 11

number of people who die from a particular dz per 100,000 people

Answer 11

mortality rate

Question 12

number of people who have a particular dz per 100,000 people

Answer 12

morbidity rate

Question 13

dz that has newly appeared - Ebola, SARS< MERS

Answer 13

emerging dz

Question 14

previously known dz that has increased or spread - MRSA, MDRTb

Answer 14

re-emerging dz