last minute bits Flashcards
1
Q
prevalence
A
frequency of disease in pop at given time Point prev proportion measures burden measures status
2
Q
what can be given by X sectional studies
A
prev
3
Q
incidence
A
number of new cases in a particular time
measures events
probability
4
Q
mortality
A
number of deaths
attributed to a condition
in a specific time period
incidence of death in a population
5
Q
morbidity
A
number of cases of ill health, complications or side effects
attributed to a condition
over a time period
6
Q
morbidity scores
A
assigned to patients APACHE II SAPS II and III GCS PIM2 SOFA help decide the kind of treatment that should be given to the patient predicted morbidity - describe morbidity of patient when comparing 2 sets of patients or different time points in hospitals
7
Q
mortality units
A
number of deaths per 100 individuals per year
8
Q
highest death rate
A
Swaziland - 30.83 deaths/1000 people angolia Lesotho sierra leone Zambia
9
Q
leading causes of death
A
heart disease stroke resp inf HIV COPD
10
Q
death in LIC
A
malnutrition of deficiencies
