Principles of Physiological Measurement — MCQs

Which study design is most effective for investigating rare adverse effects of a drug?

In a screening test for DM out of 1000 population, 90 were positive. When the gold standard test was applied to the entire population, 100 were found to have the disease. Assuming all 90 screening positives were confirmed as true positives by the gold standard, calculate the sensitivity.

A soldier from Siachen came in emergency. How will you rule out hypothermia?

Endogenous electric signal that is also seen in bone that is not stressed:

Which of the following tests assesses resistance in the middle ear?

Hysteresis is observed between the deflation and inflation curves in an isolated lung compliance diagram. What is the best description for the same?

A 62-year-old woman eats a high carbohydrate meal. Her plasma glucose concentration rises, and this results in increased insulin secretion from the pancreatic islet cells. The insulin response is an example of

Which of the following statements about facilitated diffusion is true?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a feedforward control system?

Natural light causes all except?