Public Health & Health Promotion (4%) Flashcards
A researcher surveys 100 females with osteoporosis asking how many have had fractures of the hip. Select the population that is being researched? • 100 females • All people • All females with osteoporosis • All people with osteoporosis
• All females with osteoporosis
Endochondral bone formation occurs for which type of bone? • long and short • Irregular • Sesamoid • flat bone
• long and short
Which of the following is true of a patient diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus and deemed a threat to public health who refuses treatment?
• None of the above
• Federal authorities can involuntary confine the patient
• Province authorities can involuntary confine the patient
• Health care professionals can involuntary confine the patient
• Federal authorities can involuntary confine the patient
Which of the following patients should NOT receive the infleunza virus vaccine?
• An HIV patient
- A 10-year-old child
- A 55-year-old male
- A patient who developed Guillain-Barre syndrom after vaccination in the past
• A patient who developed Guillain-Barre syndrom after vaccination in the past
What form of experimental design is used if a investigator used a repeated measures design in the Methods section of a research report?
• selects a homogenous group of subjects
• controls for differences between subjects
• ensures that subjects with similar characteristics are assigned to different treatment groups
• keeps the subjects “blind” to the identity of the treatment group
• controls for differences between subjects
The most devastating boundary violation and breach in a code of ethics is • sexual misconduct • dual relationship • transference • countertransference
• sexual misconduct
Public health focuses on these three areas:
• Health protection, Health security, Secondary screening
• None of the options
• Health protection, Screening, Health Protection
• Health monitoring, screening, vaccine enforcement
Health monitoring, Health screening, Health protection
Coffee is spilled on the floor of a public area in the hospital. 30 minutes later, a patient walking in this area slips and falls. Which of the following correctly describes the situation? • Non-compliance • Failure to act • Negligence • Being irresponsible
• Negligence
A chiropractor critically analyzes the methodology used in a published research study. Which type of sampling procedure would result in the greatest degree of sampling error? • cluster sample • systematic sample • simple random sample • stratified random sample
• cluster sample
Why are there medical licenses? • Authorize prescriptions • Define who can assist others • Standardize training • Protect the public
• Protect the public
Which of the following is the best evidence that serotonin is involved in the pathophysiology of migraine headaches?
• Selective 5-HT antagonists such as triptans are used to treat migraine headaches
• The action mechanism of ergotamine in migraines have been to found to be purely due to actions on 5-HT receptors
• Prophylactic medications for migraines do not affect 5-HT receptors
• 5-HT1F and 5-HT1D receptors mediate neurogenic inflammation
• 5-HT1F and 5-HT1D receptors mediate neurogenic inflammation
