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Epidemiology Question Bank Questions
Question 1 of 5
Factors associated with a poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Symmetric arthritis is typical, not prognostic; others worsen outlook.
Question 2 of 5
Workers associated with occupational exposure to lead include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Coal miners not typically exposed; others are.
Question 3 of 5
The psychosis most likely to occur in young adults (ages 15 to 24) is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Schizophrenia peaks in late teens/early 20s.
Question 4 of 5
The incidence of anorexia nervosa has been increasing recently. True statements about this disease include
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Higher SES link; A (10x), C (distorted perception), D (teens) false.
Question 5 of 5
John Snow's investigation of cholera is considered a model for epidemiologic field investigations because it included a: (Choose one wrong answer)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Snow’s cholera study used a hypothesis (waterborne transmission), compared pump users to non-users, and mapped cases. Multivariate models were not part of his 19th-century approach.