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98. The group most vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies:
a. Pregnant women b. Working group c. Adolescents
d. Non-lactating mothers
99. The most sanitary source of water is:
a. Groundwater b. Rainwater c. Surface water d. Brackish water
100. The primary disinfectant in water treatment:
a. Fluorine b. Chlorine
c. Aluminum sulfate d. Ferric sulfate
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Jmn/uermpcmexam questions for apmc may 4 2007
1. This is a branch of medicine that deals with provision of comprehensive health care to people regardless of age or sex:
A. Public Health
B. Community Medicine C. Preventive Medicine D. Family Medicine
Answer: D –Proceedings of the Orientation Course in Family Medicine p. 8
3. This is the branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations:
A. Family Medicine B. Preventive Medicine C. Epidemiology
D. Public Health
Answer: C – Epidemiology by Leon Gordis p. 2
4. Which of the following is an example of chemoprophylaxis for newborns?
A. Varicella vaccine B. Erythromycin ointment C. Folic acid
D. BCG
Answer: B – Family Medicine Ambulatory Care and Prevention by Mengel et. al p. 736
5. Dr. Hook wants all of his children and their respective families to live with him and his wife until the time of his death. This is an example of what family
structure?
A. Nuclear B. Extended C C. Single Parent D D. Blended
Answer: B – Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine pp. 14-15 6. The stepfather and half-brother of Keanna lives with her and her mother. This is an example of what family structure?
A. Nuclear B. Extended C. Single Parent D. Blended
Answer: D - Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine pp. 14-15 7. The family life cycle starts with this stage:
A. Newly Married Couple B. Family With Young Children C. Unattached Young Adult D. Family With Adolescents
Answer C: Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine p. 18
8. In the family APGAR, resolve is elicited by
A. asking if the family supports the patient in his desire for progress B. looking into patient's desire to openly communicate problems with the family
C. Asking if the patient feels loved by family members
D. inquiring if the patient is given adequate time by the members of the family
Answer D: Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine p. 41
9. Which of the following does not describe the CURRENT state of the Philippine health situation?
A. Double burden of disease
B. Continuing threat from emerging and resurgent diseases C. Highly centralized health care system
D. Large variations in health status across population and socioeconomic groups
Answer C: Filipino Report Card on Health, Social Weather Stations Survey 2000 11. A score of 8 on the family APGAR indicates:
A. A highly functional family
B. A moderately dysfunctional family C. A severely dysfunctional family D. A large, extended family structure
Answer A - : Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine p. 41 13. Which of the following parameters are evaluated in SCREEM?Which of the following parameters are evaluated in SCREEM?
A.A. EntrepreneurialEntrepreneurial B.
B. EconomicEconomic C.C. ResolveResolve D.D. MentalMental Answer B -
Answer B - Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine p. 48 14. A dashed line (---) that connects a male and female couple in the family 14. A dashed line (---) that connects a male and female couple in the family genogram denotes
genogram denotes A.A. a married couplea married couple
B.B. a legally separated couplea legally separated couple C.
C. a consanguinous marriagea consanguinous marriage D.D. live-in partnerslive-in partners
Answer D -
Answer D - Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine p. 46
16. You should use an 'arrow' symbol in your patient's genogram to signify:
16. You should use an 'arrow' symbol in your patient's genogram to signify:
A. The index patientA. The index patient B. The head of the family B. The head of the family C. Death in the family C. Death in the family
D. Provider of the family D. Provider of the family Answer A -
Answer A - Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine p. 36 17. Stage in the illness trajectory experienced by the patient and family 17. Stage in the illness trajectory experienced by the patient and family members prior to contact with medical care providers
members prior to contact with medical care providers A. Onset of illnessA. Onset of illness
B
B B. Impact PhaseB. Impact Phase
CC C. Major therapeutic effortsC. Major therapeutic efforts DD D. Early adjustment to outcomesD. Early adjustment to outcomes Answer A -
Answer A - Proceedings of the orientation course in Family Medicine p. 29 18. The most catastrophic form of Cerebrovascular Accident
A. Lacunar
B. Thromoboembolic
C. Hemorrhagic
D. Transient ischemic attack
Answer C – Harrison Principles of Internal Medicine 14th ed. P. 2342
19. Chronic bronchitis is a disorder in which productive cough is present in most days
A. for at least 2 months of the year, for more than 3 consecutive years B. for at least 3 months of the year, for more than 2 consecutive years C. for at least 2 months of the year, for more than 2 consecutive years D. for at least 3 months of the year, for more than 3 consecutive years Answer B - Harrison Principles of Internal Medicine 14th ed p. 1451
20. “It measures what is supposed to be measured” refers to:
A. Specificity
B. Sensitivity C. Validity
D. Reliability Answer D. Epidemiology by Gordis p. 74
21. In Epidemiology, it is defined as the proportion of the true negatives correctly identified by the test.
A. Specificity B. Sensitivity C. Validity D. Reliability
Answer A. Epidemiology by Gordis p. 59
22. It is one with potentially an infinite number of possible values in any interval.
A. Continuous variable B. Bulbous variable C. Categorical variable D. Discrete variable
Answer A – Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 5
23. Another name for ranking scale, it has an implicit order relationship.
A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio Scales
Answer B - Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 5
24. The most frequently occurring value in a series of observations:
A. Frequency distribution B. Median
C. Weighted mean D. Mode
Answer D - Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 173
25. The highest score minus the lowest score equals the:
A. Percentile rank
B. Interquartile difference C. Range
D. Standard deviation
Answer C - Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 183
26.The square root of variance:
A. Standard deviation B. Interquartile range C. Percentile
D. Kurtosis
Answer A - Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 188
27.This measure compares standard deviations between several investigations examining the same variable:
A. Coefficient of variation B. Fractional integer C. Frequency distribution D. Quartile deviation
Answer A - Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 189
28.All of the following are true of the normal distribution EXCEPT:
A. It is symmetrical about the mean
B. It is completely determined by 2 parameters: the mean and the standard deviation
C. It has different values for the mean, median, and the mode
D. It has long tapering tails that extend infinitely in either direction without touching the X axis
Answer C – Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et.
al pp. 208-209
29.The weight of Filipino babies at birth was measured and found to have a mean of 2500 grams and a standard deviation of 300 grams. Which of the following statements is true?
A. 68.5% of the babies would have a weight ranging from 2200 to 2500 grams B. 95% of the babies would have a weight ranging from 1900 to 3100 grams C. 99.7% of Filipino babies would have a weight between 2200 and 2800 grams D. All of the babies measured will have a weight between 2200 and 2500 grams Answer B - Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 211
30.Which of the following measures central of tendency will have the highest value in a distribution that is skewed to the left?
A. Average B. Mean C. Median D. Mode
Answer D - Foundations of statistical analysis for the Health Sciences by Mendoza et. al p. 179
31.First step in a research process a. Introduction
b. Research objective c. Hypothesis
d. Conceptual definition e. Research problem
Answer C- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.33
32.The frequency distribution of the sample mean that is generated by performing repeated sampling and obtaining the mean from each sample is called
a. Sampling distribution b. Percentage tabulation c. Frequency tabulation
d. None of the above
Answer A- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.21
33.This refers to a statement about the value of a population parameter which is either rejected or not rejected in hypothesis testing
a. Research question b. Null hypothesis c. Alternative hypothesis d. Statistical decision
Answer B- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.33
34.The test statistic that is used to compare the proportions of three different groups is a. z-test
b. t-test
c. Chi-square test d. Linear regression
Answer C- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.46
35.The process of determining a range of values such that the parameter of interest is included in this range is called
a. Interval estimation b. Point estimation c. Hypothesis testing d. Critical region
Answer A- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.53
37.In hypothesis testing, this refers to the probability of obtaining the observed result or a more extreme one under the null hypothesis
a. type I error b. power c. p-value d. type II error
Answer C- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.37
38.In a study to compare the efficacy of two drugs, the statement “The proportion of patients that are cured by Drug A is the same as that by Drug B”, is called a
a. Null hypothesis b. Alternative hypothesis c. Statistical decision d. Research synthesis
Answer A- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.33 39.The first step in hypothesis testing is
a. State the level of significance b. Specify the test statistic
c. State the alternative hypothesis d. State the null hypothesis
Answer D- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.33 40.Which of the following statements is true about confidence intervals?
a.The higher the confidence level, the wider the interval estimate.
b.The higher the confidence level, the narrower the interval estimate.
c.The confidence level does not affect the width of the confidence interval.
d.None of the above
Answer A- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.25
41.Incidence of a disease in a particular population over a specified time period:
a.Morbidity rate C. Attack rate
b.Mortality rate D. Crude rate
Answer A- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.72
42.The cumulative incidence of the disease when the duration of a disease is short and the observation period covers an entire epidemic:
a. Case fatality rate C. Mortality rate b.Attack rate D. Morbidity rate Answer B- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.70
43..An individual who has contact with or who manifests the risk factor prior to becoming ill:
a.Exposed C. Infected
b.Inflicted D. Well
Answer A- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.72
44.The infant mortality rate of a country in a given year is 45.1 per year per 1000 live birth means:
a.45.1 infants died before reaching their first birthday b.45.1% of all deaths occurred in infants below one year c.45.1 infants died before reaching their first birthday per 1000 live births
d.45.1 infants per 1000 of the population died Answer A- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.72 45.An extraneous variable is called
a. Independent variable b.Confounding variable c.Dependent variable d.Exposure variable
Answer B- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.60 46. . Performance of new born screening should be done :
A. 24 hours after birth but not more than one week B. 24 hours after birth but not more than five days C. 24 hours after birth but not more than three days D. anytime after birth
E. none of the above
Ans. C- http://www.doh.gov.ph/health_laws.htm 47.The variable assumed to influence the problem
a.Independent variable
b.Confounding variable c,Dependent variable d.Continuous variable
Answer B- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.58 48. Newborn Screening Act of 2004 is also known as:
A. RA 9288 B. RA 9388 C. RA 9287 D. RA 9387
Ans. A- http://www.doh.gov.ph/health_laws.htm
49.. Penalties imposed in on individuals who violate the clean air act are the following except:
A. first offense – one thousand pesos
B. second offense – not less than two thousand pesos but not more than four thousand
C. third offense – suspension of drivers license
D. fourth offense – imprisonment of three months Ans. D- http://www.doh.gov.ph/health_laws.htm
50.The assumption of the relation between two variables to be studied a. Introduction
b.Research objective c.Hypothesis
d.Conceptual definition e. Research problem
Answer C- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.33
51. An Act which was design to promote corneal transplantation in the country:
A. Corneal Transplant ACT
B. Organ Transplantation ACT of 1998 C. Enacted on February 20,1995 D. Enacted on May 20,1995
Ans. C- http://www.doh.gov.ph/health_laws.htm
52. A study that describes an interesting or unusual condition in a group of patients A. Case report
B. Ecological study C. Cross-sectional study D. Case control study E. Case series
Answer E- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.64 53.Recall bias is a common problem in what type of study
a. Case report b. Ecological study c. Cross-sectional study d. Case control study e. Cohort study
Answer D- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.63
54. A study that establishes the association between risk factor and outcome variable a.Case report
b.Ecological study
c.Cross-sectional study d.Case control study e.Cohort study
Answer E- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.62
55.In epidemiologic studies, the identification of causal factors is based on the experience of
a.An individual
b.A group of individuals c. Experimentation
d. None of the above
Answer B- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.68
56.This refers to statistical procedures that allow valid generalization of results from a sample to the population it is supposed to represent
a.Statistical Association b.Causal Association c.Descriptive statistics d.Statistical inference
Answer d- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.1
57.When one sets of the maximum probability of making an error of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, he is specifying the
a.Critical region b.Statistical test
c.Level of Significance d.Power
Answer C- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.34
58.In statistical inference, this term refers to the total collection of elements of interest a.Population
b.Sample c.Parameter d.Statistic
Answer a Answer d- Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.1- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.1
59.This refers to the procedures in assessing evidence from a sample, whether or not the data from the sample supports a hypothesis about a population
a.Statistical inference b.Estimation
c.Hypothesis testing d.Descriptive statistics
Answer c- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.33
60.In a sample of 500 Grade I children examined, 450 were found to have dental caries.
The proportion 90% computed by dividing 450 by 500 is an example of a.Population
b.Sample
c.Parameter d.Statistic
e. unskilled workers
Answer d- High-Yield Biostatistics by Lippincott Williams& Wilkins p.21 61.“Double burden of disease” means
a. While the patient has to suffer the physiologic effects of an illness, he also has to contend with its psychological and economic impact
b. While infectious diseases of poverty still abound, degenerative illnesses are on the rise.
c. The top causes of morbidity always comes in a pair of related illnesses d. An infectious disease may be aggravated by a concomitant degenerative
illness.
Ans. B- Annual Report of the Field Health Service Information System pp 113-122 . Sec. Francisco Duque III
64.Which of the following does not describe the CURRENT state of the Philippine health situation?
a.Double burden of disease
b.Continuing threat from emerging and resurgent diseases c.Highly centralized health care system
d.Large variations in health status across population and socioeconomic groups
e.Health status generally improving but at a slower rate compared to neighboring Asian countries
Ans. C- Annual Report of the Field Health Service Information System pp 113-122 . Sec. Francisco Duque III
65.In relation to the preceding question, which agency takes the principal responsibility for primary health care and service delivery at the community level as accorded by law?
a.Local Government Chief Executives (like the Mayor, Governors) b.The Department of Health Secretary
c.The President of the Republic
d.The Doctors and midwives in the community
Ans. D- Annual Report of the Field Health Service Information System pp 113-122 . Sec. Francisco Duque III
66.After infancy, this is the most common cause of disease and deaths for young children, especially below 5 years of age
a.Immunizable Infectious disease b.Degenerative diseases
c.Emerging diseases like Avian Flu d.Malnutrition
Ans. D- Annual Report of the Field Health Service Information System pp 113-122 . Sec. Francisco Duque III
67. RA 7883 is also known as:
A. Medical workers benefits and compensation act
B. Barangay Health Workers Incentives and Benefits Act of 1995