Limitations and common misinterpretations US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Limitations and common misinterpretations Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: What is the equation for attributable risk percent in the exposed (ARPexposed)?_____
Answer: ARPexposed = 100 x [(RR-1)/RR]
Flashcard 2: What type of disease prevention is treatment to reduce complications from disease that will have long-term effects?_____
Answer: Tertiary
Flashcard 3: The number needed to harm (NNH) is equal to _____
Answer: 1/AR
Flashcard 4: In noncommunicable chronic diseases, the latent period may be _____
Answer: long
Flashcard 5: Cumulative incidence = (# of new cases over a specific period) / (number of people at risk at the _____ of the period)
Answer: beginning
Flashcard 6: Relative risk reduction is equal to _____
Answer: 1 - relative risk
Flashcard 7: The number needed to treat (NNT) is equal to _____
Answer: 1/ARR
Flashcard 8: attributable risk/absolute risk reduction (epidemiology)
Answer: the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups (attributable risk used for risk-enhancing factors ARR used for risk-reducing interventions)
Flashcard 9: number needed to harm (NNH) (epidemiology)
Answer: The number of patients who must be exposed in order to cause 1 event.
Extra: NNH = 1/attributable risk
Flashcard 10: number needed to treat (NNT) (epidemiology)
Answer: The number of patients who must be treated in order to prevent 1 event.
Extra: NNT = 1/absolute risk reduction
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