Developmental screening in pediatrics — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Down syndrome presents with _____ alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels.

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 2: One positive screening test for Cushing syndrome is an increased midnight _____ cortisol

Answer: salivary

Flashcard 3: Cervicitis is detected by pelvic examination and _____

Answer: NAAT

Flashcard 4: Which glucose test is the preferred screening method for gestational diabetes / CF-diabetes?_____

Answer: 2 hour oral glucose test

Flashcard 5: What test is used to screen for infectious mononucleosis? _____

Answer: Monospot test

Flashcard 6: Levels of Prostate Specific Antigen and Digital Rectal Exam are used as screening tools to detect Prostate Carcinoma before it _____

Answer: spreads

Flashcard 7: With respect to TB, what does a positive PPD indicate?

Answer: current infection, past exposure, BCG vaccinated

Flashcard 8: lead-time bias

Answer: early detection confused with increased survival (e.g. cancer screening)

Flashcard 9: sensitivity (epidemiology)

Answer: The probability that a test detects disease when disease is present.

Extra: Sens = TP/(TP+FN)

Flashcard 10: specificity (test parameter)

Answer: The probability that a test indicates non-disease when disease is absent.

Extra: Spec = TN/(TN+FP)