last minute Flashcards

1
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The purpose of critical appraisal:

A

Identify areas of weakness in a study (ANSWERS)

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2
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what does NNT mean?

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The number of ppl needted to be treated before an outcome of interest occurs (ANS)

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3
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the results of a stdy show a relative risk of 11, with a 95% confidence interval of 8-14. What does this mean?

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If the trial was repeated several times, we would be confident that 95% of the reulsts would lie bw 8 and 14 .

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4
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HP/health disease prevention (prevention paradox) is difficult bc:

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A. dsease prevention requires persistnet behavior change
B wen preveiton is successful it is invisible as it leads to the absence of disease
C prevention is expecte to produce a financial return wheras treatment is only expected to be worth its cost
D. A,B, n C (ANS)

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5
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  1. pt presents to his GP to analyse results after presenting to ED last week with angina (trponinlevles nomrla, ECG normal). GP also offters to disscuss cessation of smoking with pt.
A

Priamary n tertiaery

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6
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a 4 yr old boy doing vegan diet

A

colate

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7
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person who is lactose intorlerant-

A

calcium

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8
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25 yr old female who is planning to concive

A

folate

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9
Q

female menstratuing heaviliy

A

iron

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10
Q

painful gyenocomastia

A

spironlacton

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11
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pretibial myxedema . which of these have issues with shins: diabetes n graves.
(diabetes can cause –necrobiosislypoidica –other thing that causes stuff on shins)
hashimoto doesn’t cause anything in shins
in pretibial myxedema- in early stages it tends to be asymptomatic .
answer is diabetes
haemachomatosis-causes bronzing of skin
addisions- causes pigmaentation

A

asdf

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12
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Alcoholic, confused, homeless-buzzword for deficiency for thiamine (vit b1)-

A

asdf

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13
Q

numbness n tingling in feet in wrist

A

B12 deficiency

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14
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pt is tanned, n they have diabetes. Bronzed diabetes- buzzword for haemachromatosis .

A

tsjkdhgf,jgk

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15
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which would be seen in glomerulonephritis
A 10 to the power of 6 of ,.
Red blood cell casts (ANS)

A

figkhlj/k

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