A. Health conditions required through statute, ordinance, or administrative rule to be
reported to a public health agency when diagnosed in an individual
B. A group of cases of a specific disease or illness clearly in excess of what one would normally
expect in a particular geographic area
C. Illness or lack of health caused by disease, disability, or injury
D. The proportions of people in a population who have some attribute or condition at a given
point in time, or during a specified time period CORRECT ANS-D. The proportions of people
in a population who have some attribute or condition at a given point in time, or during a
specified time period
3-11. Which of the following tests carries a grade A recommendation for a 67-year-old male
who has smoked a pack of cigarettes every day for the last 25 years?
A. Abdominal ultrasound
B. Chest CT
C. PSA
D. Pulmonary function test CORRECT ANS-A. Abdominal ultrasound
3-12. The ability of a test to correctly identify whose with the disease (true positive rate) is
known as:
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A. False positivity
B. Incidence rate
C. Sensitivity
D. Specificity CORRECT ANS-C. Sensitivity
3-13. The ability of a test to correctly identify those with-out the disease (true negative rate)
is known as:
A. Mortality rate
B. Prevalence rate
C. Sensitivity
D. Specificity CORRECT ANS-D. Specificity
3-14. According to the USPSTF, which population has the highest risk of contracting HIV and
should be screened?
A. A 25-year-old patient with a negative HIV test last year
B. A 35-year-old patient recently diagnosed with hepatitis B contracted from IV drug use
C. A 42-year-old patient with a 10-year history of smoking marijuana
D. A 72-year-old patient in a monogamous sexual relationship CORRECT ANS-B. A 35-year-
old patient recently diagnosed with hepatitis B contracted from IV drug use
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3-15. Which of the following is not a permanent contraindication to vaccination?
A. Systemic allergic reaction to a vaccine component
B. Encephalopathy following pertussis immunization
C. Pregnancy in a younger female
D. Anaphylaxis to a vaccine component CORRECT ANS-C. Pregnancy in a younger female
3-16. Which type of vaccine involves manipulation of the bacterial cell wall to make the
immune response more effective in infancy?
A. Conjugate
B. Live
C. Polysaccharide
D. Toxoid CORRECT ANS-A. Conjugate
3-17. In which of the following scenarios might it be acceptable to postpone immunization?
A. Low-grade fever or mild illness
B. Moderate to severe illness
C. Prior localized reaction
D. All of the above CORRECT ANS-B. Moderate to severe illness
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3-18. Which type of vaccine is always contraindicated in pregnancy?
A. Polysaccharide
B. Toxoid
C. Killed
D. Live CORRECT ANS-D. Live
4-1. All of the following may effect a drug's absorption except:
A. Size of the drug molecule
B. Food in the gut
C. Available surface area
D. P450 enzyme system CORRECT ANS-D. P450 enzyme system
4-2. The primary means of medication excretion is through:
A. The liver
B. The kidneys
C. Exhaled air
D. Sweat from pores CORRECT ANS-B. The kidneys
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