Test 36 Flashcards

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Developmental milestones

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Adopted or biological children of gay and lesbian parents generally experience normal development. Compared with children of heterosexual parents, they are not more likely to develop behavioral problems, depression, gay/lesbian orientation, or gender dysphoria.

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Patient confidentiality

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A physician may reveal or share a patient’s protected health information (obstetric history) to family members only if the patient is present (or otherwise available prior to the disclosure), has capacity, and gives permission.

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Obesity

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Focus on the common causes of common medical conditions. Obesity in children and adults most often result from overeating, and not from endocrinologic disorders like hypothyroidism or Cushing disease.

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Kyphosis

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Postural kyphosis, or slouching, is a common finding in adolescents; it is easily correctable by voluntary back extension and requires no treatment. In contrast, structural kyphosis is due to underlying spinal pathology and does not self-correct.

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Confounding, effect modification, bias, errors

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Effect modification results when an external variable has a positive or negative impact on the observed effect of a risk factor on disease status. Stratification can help detect effect modification. Separate measures of outcome should be reported for each level of an effect modifier.

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Seizures

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Nonadherence to medications is a major cause of breakthrough seizures in patients with epilepsy. Prompt measurement of serum antiepileptic drug concentrations is an important part of the initial workup for these patients.

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Case control studies

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A case-control study is the most appropriate study design to investigate an outbreak of an acute infectious disease. It generally allows for quick localization of the outbreak source.

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Coma

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A normal reaction to caloric stimulation of the external auditory canal strongly suggests psychogenic coma.

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