Scientific Method for Clinical and Translational Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
A or B
A
add probabilities if mutually exclusive
2
Q
A and B
A
multiply, independent or dependent
3
Q
Descriptive: case report
A
single subject or event
help formulate hypothesis, no causality
4
Q
Descriptive: case series
A
response to treatment, no control group, similar patent cases grouped
5
Q
Descriptive: ecological
A
links an exposure to an outcome
6
Q
Descriptive: cross sectional
A
specific point in time
sampling bias
no incidence, but indicates prevalence
7
Q
Observational: case control
A
if exposure is associated with disease
rare disease
8
Q
Observational: cohort
A
exposure is associated with outcome
grouped by exposure
incidence compared
