NCE

Question 1

A record is given a CMG at the time of:

a. admission.
b. coding.
c. discharge.
d. none of the above.

Answer 1

d. none of the above.

Question 2

Which one of the following combinations is to be considered empirical or systematic research?

a. gather and organize data, and testing hypotheses.
b. inspiration and testing of hypothese.
c. logic and common knowledge.
d. participant observation and interviews.

Answer 2

c. logic and common knowledge.

Question 3

In a prospective study of a disease, the cohort originally selected consisted of:

a. persons without the disease.
b. persons without the factor under investigation.
c. persons with the disease.
d. persons with the factor under investigation.

Answer 3

a. persons without the disease

Question 4

n an epidemiologic experiment in which the population of one city is exposed to a presumed etiologic factor, and the population of another city is used as a control, a major difficulty is that:
Select one:

a. the case and control groups may not be comparable considering other factors.
b. the cities may not be of equal population therefore making comparisons invalid.
c. the groups studied in each city may not be representative of the population of the city.
d. there may be bias in determining the presence or absence of the presumed etiologic factor.

Answer 4

a. the case and control groups may not be comparable considering other factors.

Question 5

The number of late fetal deaths after 28 weeks or more gestation plus infant deaths within 7 days of birth divided by the number of live births plus the number of late fetal deaths during a year:

a. fetal mortality rate.
b. infant fertility rate.
c. maternal mortality rate.
d. perinatal mortality rate.

Answer 5

d. perinatal mortality rate.