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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE NURSE Flashcards

1
Q

Any element, substance or force, either animate
or inanimate which may serve as stimulus to initiate a
disease process

A

Agents

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2
Q

It is a set of standard criteria for
classifying whether a person has a particular disease,
syndrome, or other health condition

A

Case Definition

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3
Q

The study of the occurrence and
distribution of health condition such as disease, death,
deformities on human population

A

Epidemiology

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4
Q

Sum total of all external conditions and
influence that affect the life and development of an
organism.

A

Environment

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5
Q

The probability of a group or community
developing an epidemic upon introduction of infectious
agent

A

Herd Immunity

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6
Q

is the actual or potential recipient or victim of the
disease.

A

Host

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7
Q

Probability of unfavorable event, disease, disability,
defects or even death

A

Risk

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8
Q

“epi”

A

upon

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9
Q

“demos”

A

people

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10
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“Logos”

A

study

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11
Q

is the study of occurrence and distribution of health
circumstances such as disease, death, deformities on
people.

A

Epidemiology

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12
Q

Who said “Disease is associated with climate & physical
environment”

A

Hippocrates

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13
Q

Investigation of Cholera epidemic in 1854

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John Snow

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14
Q

described pattern of mortality pattern in subgroups
such as occupational group, prisoners & other age group. Use of census & vital registration of data

A

William Farr

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15
Q

identified the risk factors for coronary heart disease

A

Framingham Heart Study

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16
Q

Provided compelling evidence of the role of smoking
in the incidence of lung cancer

A

Richard Doll and Bradford Hill

17
Q

Developed and introduced in 1955 the Salk Vaccine.
field trial showed protective effect of the vaccine
against paracytic poliomyelitis.

A

Jonas Salk

18
Q

Comprises of surveillance, observation,
hypothesis testing, analytic research then
experiments

A

Study

19
Q

Denotes to an analysis by time, places
and classes of people affected

A

Distribution

20
Q

Contain all the biological, chemical,
physical, social, cultural, economic,
generic and behavioral factors that
influence health

A

Determinants

21
Q

Denote to disease cause of
death, behaviors such as the use of
tobacco, positive health states, reactions
to preventive regimens and provision and
use of health services

A

Health
related
states or
events

22
Q

Comprise those with identifiable
characteristics such as occupational
groups

A

Specified
populations

23
Q

The aim of public-health is to promote,
protect, and restore good health

A

Application
to prevention
and control

24
Q
  • Susceptibility stage
  • Disease not started yet
  • There are factors that
    favor disease
    occurrence.
A

Pre-pathogenesis
Stage

25
Q

Disease has already
developed

A

Pathogenesis
Stage

26
Q

health promotion and addressing risk factors, social, and genetic factors

A

primary prevention

27
Q

screening of at risk individual, control of risk factors and early intervention

A

secondary prevention

28
Q

rehabilitation, preventing complications and improving quality of life

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tertiary prevention

29
Q

The Wheel Model of Disease Causation

This gives emphasis on the role of genetic makeup of
the host

A

Inner core of Wheel

30
Q

The Wheel Model of Disease Causation

Composed of the following: Host Characteristics – ex.
Sex, age, socioeconomic status and behaviors

A

Outer Core of the Hub

31
Q

The Wheel Model of Disease Causation

Represents the biologic, physical & chemical
environments

A

The Rim or the Outer Edge

32
Q

shows complex interrelatedness of risk
factors using the following: One Headed Arrow signifying
the ancestors, Antecedent Factors at the tail of the arrow
& Intermediate factors at the head of the arrow

A

The Web Model of Disease Causation

33
Q

The triad consists of an external agent, a susceptible host,
and an environment that brings the host and agent
together.

A

The ecological triad

34
Q

In this model, disease results from the interaction
between the agent and the susceptible host in an
environment that supports transmission of the agent from
a source to that host

A

The ecological triad

35
Q

Also known as epidemiologic triad or triangle model views
the occurrence of disease as the balance of host, agent,
and environment factors

A

Epidemiological Triangle

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