COMSAE LEVEL 2 111 EXAM ACTUAL 79

COMSAE LEVEL 2 111 EXAM (ACTUAL / ) 79

QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

prevalence vs incidence Prevalence - number of cases at a particular time

Incidence - number of new cases

odds ratio vs relative risk

odds ratio: for case control studies control for disease and examine exposure

odds dz+ in exposed group/odds dz+ in unexposed

(a/b)/(c/d)

ratio is not a fraction! so the bottom number is not the total its the unaffected

relative risk: for cohort studies that control for exposures and examine who got the disease

prob getting dz exposed/prob getting dz unexposed

a/(a+b) / c/(c+d)

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passive ROM normal and active ROM limited in shoulder abduction rotator cuff tear

when is esophageal manometry used Diagnose motility disorders like achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm and prior to surgery for reflux disease

damage to what lobe causes agraphesthesia parietal side is determined which side

independent practice association physician maintain individual or group practice but contract with HMO with a fee

hmo A group plan offering prepaid medical care to its members

Psittacosis zoonotic respiratory fungal infection of birds; AKA parrot fever

tx w/ doxycycline

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What cranial technique helps restore function to CN VII and VIII?temporal rocking

metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and risk factors Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

RF: cardiometabolic including Central obesity, prediabetes or T2DM, HTN

>130/85 or taking antihypertensives, triglyceridemia, low HDL, or taking lipid lowering agent

typically mor ALT than AST

hip click in 6 week old. Next step?US of hip

observer bias when results are affected by the investigators awareness of the exposure status

ex: PI knows which pts in ICU are on new regimen

What limits generalizability selection bias

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