EBCP Final Practice Exam Review Questions And Answers
Foreground question- ANSWER A question that focuses on a specific clinical issue.
background question- ANSWER A question that is looking for general knowledge about
a topic.
randomized controlled trial (RCT)- ANSWER A study type higher on the hierarchy of
evidence given more weight.
Inversely proportional ANSWER The relationship between studies that are higher on the
pyramid of hierarchy of evidence and the risk of bias in a study.
Cohort study ANSWER A study type that follows a group of people over time to see what
diseases develop.
Systemized review ANSWER A summary of all the research on a specific topic that
combines the statistics of the individual studies.
Meta-analysis - ANSWER The combination of results from multiple independent studies
in a single statistical analysis.
Randomized controlled trial of 100 - ANSWER Carries more weight than a cohort study
of 100 subjects.
Case report - ANSWER A report of the presentation, treatment, and outcome of a patient
of educational value.
Straw man - ANSWER A logical fallacy that misrepresents an argument in order to make
, it more vulnerable to attack.
Slippery slope - ANSWER A logical fallacy where one minor action leads to major and
often ridiculous consequences.
Ad hominem - ANSWER An attack on a person rather than on the matter at hand.
Red herring - ANSWER A fallacy which changes the argument from the original problem
to another issue.
Randomization in RCTs - ANSWER Is important for distributing unknown prognostic
factors evenly between groups.
Methods section - ANSWER Usually tells you whether the groups in the RCT were equal
at baseline.
Completion of follow up in RCT - ANSWER Given that 60 patients were enrolled and 48
completed the study.
Valid RCT - ANSWER A study done the right way
Stopped early study - ANSWER Treatment works so well it is a waste to spend any more
time studying it
Confidence interval - ANSWER A range of values that is likely to contain the true value of
an unknown population parameter.
Mean (SD)-QUESTION Represents average age of study participants and variability.
p=0.07-QUESTION Not significant as there is greater than 5% likelihood of finding
occurring due to random error
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