Screening for Disease — Flashcards

Surveillance indicators for AFP:Sensitivity of surveillance- At least _____ case(s) of non-polio AFP should be detected annually per 1,00,000 population aged

_____ phase must be present for disease to be considered for screening for disease control

The _____ rate of a test is equal to 1 - sensitivity

Increased prevalence results in _____ negative predictive value

Generalizability bias is a form of _____ that is related to the selective referral of patients to tertiary medical centers

_____ = sensitivity / (1 - specificity)

_____ = # of existing cases / total # of people in a population at a point in time

Time elapsed from initial exposure or pathogenic insult to clinical manifestation of disease is known as:- _____ period in infectious disease - latent period in noncommunicable chronic diseases

Excluding skin cancer, which of the listed three demographics count the incidence of the following cancers as their top 3 most common in the United States? _____

Hint: Men, Women, or Children (age 0-14)?

Validity of a Screening Test: No answer _____