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1
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In epidemics, death certificate should be secured within

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5 days from day of burial

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2
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either solid or liquid particle dispersed into air

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Aerosol

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3
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dispersed solid particle resulting from breakup of larger masses of material

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dust

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4
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visible aerosol of a liquid by condensation

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fog

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5
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aerosol of solid particle formed by condensation (molten metal) which reacts with air to form oxide

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fume

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6
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most significant air pollutant to public health

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PM 10

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7
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dispersion of solid particle in visible range

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mist

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aerosol resulting from incomplete combustion of carbon-containing materials

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smoke

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gaseous phase of material that is ordinarily solid or liquid at room temp and pressure

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vapor

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10
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major component of “london fog” predominantly acting on upper respi tract

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Sulfur dioxide

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11
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Most useful cxr finding in asbestosis

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Bilateral pleural thickening

Diaphragmatic / pericardial calcification (almost pathognomonic)

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12
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cxr finding in silicosis

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egg shell patrern (calcified hilar lymph node)

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13
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A substance from detergents that is substantially nondegradable leading to persistence of foam in a watercourse

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Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate

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14
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permissible noise exposure

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85-90 dBA for 8 hours

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15
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risk factor of cardiovascular disease with highest prevalence

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smoking

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16
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triad of stomatitis, tremors and erethism is commonly assoc with

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mercury poisoning

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17
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blood lead levels should not exceed

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40 mcg/dL

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18
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leading cause of ESRD in the Phil

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DM
HTN
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidney disease

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19
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legal limit for blood alcohol conc allowed in driving

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100 mg/dL

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20
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general recommendation for DEXA scanning

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> 65 years old

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21
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father of epidemiology

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Hippocrates

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22
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first to describe population by doing vital statistics (birth and death data)

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John Graunt

23
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discovered that it is possible to vaccinate against small pox

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Edward Jenner

24
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investigated a cholera epidemic,

father of modern epidemiology

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John Snow

25
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association between smoking and lung CA was done by

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Doll and Peto

26
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minimum number of case reports to make a case series

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10

27
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most frequently acquired injury at the workplace

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muscle strain

28
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industry with the highest accidental rate and the most dangerous occupation

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mining and quarrying sector

29
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transmitted by contaminated drinking water

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water-borne diseases

30
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transmitted due to inadequate water supply (poor hygiene)

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water-washed diseases

31
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transmitted by agents spread by contact with water

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water-based diseases

32
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transmitted by insects harboring in water

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water related insect-vector diseases

33
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most important single test to find out if water is potentially dangerous

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bacteriologic testing

34
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Iodination of water:

___ drops per liter of water

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2 drops

35
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most important single treatment of public water supply

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chlorination

36
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too much nitrates in water supplies may cause

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infantile methemoglobinemia

37
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the only method of disposing radioactive waste safely

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use of landfill

38
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first reported form of occupational cancer

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chimney sweeps (soot) 
-squamous cell CA of scrotum
39
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backbone of disease prevention

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epidemiology

40
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first link in the chain of infection

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infectious agent

41
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permanent total disability is temporary total disability lasting longer than

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120 days

42
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aka brown lung disease or monday fever

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byssinosis

cotton dust / fabric manufacturing

43
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sampling method used for a reliable community dx

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systematic random sampling

44
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chemical asphyxiants

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hydrogen sulfide
hydrogen cyanide
carbon monoxide

45
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lab exam that confirms the diagnosis of mercury poisoning

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urine

46
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appropriate measure of central tendency in qualitative data

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mode

47
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the cause of death reported in statistics (from death certificates)

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underlying antecedent cause

48
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confidence limits are calculated using

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mean and standard error

49
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hallmark of an analytic epidemiologic study

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use of a valid comparison group

50
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causative agent and MOT of typhus

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epidemic: Rickettsia prowazekii (body lice)
scrub: Orienta tsutsugamushi (mites/chiggers)
endemic/murine: R. typhi (fleas)

51
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SCREEM family tool to assess available resources

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Social
Cultural
Religious
Economic
Educational
Medical
52
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alteration of behavior by the subjects of a study due to their awareness of being observed

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Hawthorne effect

subject bias

53
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substance that is causally associated with pneumoconiosis

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coal dust / dust particles

54
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life expectancy at birth for males? females?

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males - 68

females - 72

PLE 2018 (12 decks)

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