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Sensitivity (give formula and description)

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If person has disease, what is probability test will be positive?

a/a+c

SN-N-OUT - highly SeNsitive test, when Negative, rules OUT disease (low false negative rate)

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Specificity (give formula and description)

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If person does not have disease, what is probability test will be negative?

d/b+d

SP-P-IN - highly SPecific test, when Positive, rules IN disease (low false positive rate)

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Positive predictive value (give formula and description)

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If test is positive, what is probability person actually has disease?

a/a+b

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Negative predictive value (give formula and description)

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If test is negative, what is probability person does not have disease?

d/c+d

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Odds ratio (give formula and description)

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Odds that group with disease was exposed to risk factor (a/c) divided by odds that group without disease was exposed to risk factor (b/d)

(a/c)/(b/d)

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Relative risk (give formula and description)

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Risk of developing disease in exposed group divided by risk of developing disease in unexposed group

(a/[a+b])/(c/[c+d])

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Attributable risk (give formula and description)

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Difference in risk between exposed and unexposed
Proportion of disease occurrences attributable to exposure

(a/a+b) - (c/c+d)

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Relative risk reduction (give formula and description)

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Proportion of risk reduction attributable to intervention compared to control

1 - RR

or 1 - (a/[a+b])/(c/[c+d])

In this case, assume RR is ratio of risk of disease in treated group:risk of disease in control group.

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Absolute risk reduction (give formula and description)

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Difference in risk (not proportion!) attributable to intervention as compared to control

(c/c+d) - (a/a+b)

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Number needed to treat (give formula and description)

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Number of patients who need to be treated for 1 patient to benefit

1/ARR

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Number needed to harm (give formula and description)

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Number of patients who need to be exposed for 1 patient to be harmed

1/AR

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Precision v. accuracy

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Precision - consistency and reproducibility of a test (reliability)
Accuracy - trueness of test measurements (validity)

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Type I error (alpha) in hypothesis testing

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Stating that there is an effect or difference when none exists (null hypothesis incorrectly rejected in favor of alternative hypothesis) - a false positive error

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Type II error (beta) in hypothesis testing

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Stating that there is not an effect or difference when one exists (null hypothesis not rejected when it is actually false) - false negative error

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Define Presbycusis

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Sensorineural hearing loss (often higher frequencies) due to destruction of hair cells at cochlear base (preserved low-frequency hearing at apex)

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Define cataplexy

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Loss of all muscle tone following strong emotional stimulus, like laughter

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How long can the survival prognosis be in a patient to recommend hospice care?

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Less than 6 months

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What are situations in which parental consent is not required?

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Sex - contraception, STIs, pregnancy (no parental consent required for prenatal care, but is required for termination)
Drugs - addiction
Rock and roll - emergency/trauma

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If a physician does not personally believe in a procedure but they have the ability to perform it (i.e. abortion), are they required to perform it?

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No, physician is not required to perform a procedure that go against their personal beliefs, but they must refer the patient to another provider

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If you suspect domestic abuse, what strategies can be used in the interview?

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Ask others to leave room
Ask open ended questions
Do not pressure patient for more information
Ask patient if they feel safe
Ask if they have emergency plan
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When can physicians challenge the medical decision made by parents about their child?

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When the decision puts the child’s life in danger (i.e. stopping treatment for bacterial meningitis) - physician can get court injunction

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What is the order of surrogates if the patient did not prepare an advance directive?

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Spouse > adult children > parents > adult siblings > other relatives

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Can physicians date former patients?

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Yes as long as the physician is non-psychiatric and the physician-patient relationship has been terminated

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What are instances in which a physician is able to share patient information (with family members, other non-physicians) without explicit permission?

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  • When patient is present and does not object to the sharing (i.e. ask if it’s okay to talk about with family members in room, patient says yes)
  • When patient is not present and provider determines with best judgment that it is in patient’s best interest (i.e. patient in emergency surgery, share condition with wife)
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Define lead-time bias
Lead time bias is an artificial increase in survival time among tested patients who actually have unchanged prognosis
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Define case fatality rate
Number of fatal cases of disease/total number of people who had disease
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What is the single most important way to decrease mortality, especially in diabetics?
Smoking cessation
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How does PPV and NPV vary with prevalence of a disease in the population?
PPV - varies directly i.e. the higher the prevalence, the higher the PPV NPV - varies inversely i.e. the lower the prevalence, the higher the NPV
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What type of bias is 'matching' (patients with similar characteristics in treatment and control groups) used to prevent?
Confounding bias
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What type of study evaluates whole population characteristics/risks instead of individuals?
Ecological study
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What is effect modification?
When effect of an exposure on an outcome is modified by another variable (i.e. smoking status can modify effect of some drugs) Once stratified, this reveals a significant difference between the stratified groups that was not present previously
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Define standard error of mean (with formula)
SEM = SD/root(n) Estimate of variability exists between sample mean and true population mean Hence, as number of people in sample increases, SEM decreases
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How is the Confidence Interval calculated?
CI = mean +/- (Z-score * SEM) Use SEM when research is done on samples rather than entire population - accounts for variability due to sampling
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Compare a T-test, ANOVA, and Chi-square test
T-test - compare means of 2 groups ANOVA - compare means of 3 or more groups Chi-square - check differences between 2 or more percentages/proportions of categorical oucomes
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What are the different payment methods used by health insurance companies to pay physicians?
Capitation - paid fixed amount per enrollee, gives incentive to contain costs since have a fixed budget to work with, focus on preventative care more Fee for service - paid for amount of services ordered (leads to many costly and unnecessary tests) Discounted fee for service - less payment for services (physician may think twice before ordering some tests) Salary - receive same payment no matter what, no incentive to change practices
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In a screening test, is it more important to have high sensitivity or specificity?
Sensitivity | Want the test to have a high probability to detect the disease when the disease is present - low false negative rate
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Double blinding is used to primarily prevent what type of bias?
Observer bias
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Attributable risk percentage (formula an definition)
100 x ( [RR - 1] / RR) Excess risk in exposed population that can be attributed to the risk factor (i.e. what percentage of small cell lung caricnoma in smokers can be attributed to smoking) ``` Also can be 100 x (AR/RR) ```
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What is Berkson's bias?
Study population selected from hospital is less healthy than general population
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What are the 3 most common cancers affecting women in the US, listed in order of incidence?
Breast Lung Colon
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Who should obtain informed consent?
Always the physician performing the procedure (i.e. don't ask intern to do it)
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Describe facilitation as an interviewing technique
Encouraging the patient to talk more about experience (i.e. and then what happened?)
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Describe empathy as an interviewing technique
Express understanding of patient's experience and difficulties (i.e. walk in patient's shoes)
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Describe reflection as an interviewing technique
Repeat what patient said, as a summary
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Describe support as an interviewing technique
Express concern for patient and their experiences independent of understanding (vs. empathy where understanding is expressed)
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Describe confrontation as an interviewing technique
Point out discrepancies in patient's responses
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What are developmental milestones for Infants (0-12 mo)?
Mnemonic: Parents Start Observing Motor - Primitive reflexes disappear (Moro, rooting, palmar, Babinski) - Posture - Picks up toys, Pincer grasp - Points to objects Social - Social smile - Stranger anxiety - Separation anxiety Verbal/Cognitive - Orients - first to voice, then name and gestures - Object permanence - Oratory - says mama and dada
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What are developmental milestones for Toddlers (1-3 years)?
Mnemonic: Child Rearing Working Motor - Cruises - Climbs stairs - Cubes stacked - Cultured Social - Recreation - parallel play - Rapprochement - moves away from another and returns to mother - Realization - core gender identity formed Verbal/Cognitive - Words - 200 words by age 2 (two zeroes)
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What are developmental milestones for Preschool age (3-5 years)?
Mnemonic: Don't Forget Learning Motor - Drive - Drawings - copies line or circle, stick figure - Dexterity - hops on one foot, grooms self Social - Freedom - Friends Verbal/Cognitive - Language - 1000 words by age 3 (three zeroes) - Legends - tell detailed stories
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What measurement is often associated with a case-control study?
Odds ratio Case control study compares group of people with disease to group without disease and looks for prior exposure or risk factor OR - odds that cases were exposed to risk factor/odds that controls were exposed to risk factor
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What measurement is often associated with a cohort study?
Relative risk Cohort study compared group with an exposure to group without and exposure and looks to see if exposure increases likelihood of disease RR - risk of developing disease in exposed group/risk of developing disease in unexposed group
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What are the 3 most common cancers affecting women in the US, listed in order of mortality?
Lung Breast Colon

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