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Choose the sentence with the correct verb tense.

A. The nurse will document the vital signs after she took them.
B. The patient is complaining of chest pain since this morning.
C. The nurse administered the injection before the doctor arrived.
D. The student had reviewed the chart when the instructor asks.
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Jun 6, 2026

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

A. The list of patient symptoms were long.
B. The patient, along with her family, are waiting.
C. Each of the nurses is responsible for six patients.
D. The data from the clinical trial is inconclusive, so they needs more time.
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Jun 6, 2026

199. A randomized controlled trial for a new drug shows a statistically significant benefit. However, the study population was very narrow and unrepresentative of the general patient population. What critical limitation does this impose?

A. The study was biased.
B. The generalizability (external validity) of the findings may be limited.
C. The drug is ineffective.
D. The study was too expensive.
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Jun 6, 2026

198. A new medicinal treatment for a rare disease is highly effective but extremely expensive. What critical ethical and epidemiological concern arises regarding its widespread use?

A. Clinical efficacy is the only concern.
B. Balancing individual benefit with societal resource allocation and equitable access.
C. The drug should be freely available to everyone.
D. Cost is irrelevant for life-saving drugs.
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Jun 6, 2026

196. An epidemiologist observes a sudden rise in congenital syphilis cases among newborns. What is the urgent epidemiological action?

A. Blame mothers for not seeking prenatal care.
B. Initiate rapid contact tracing of mothers and their partners, and implement enhanced screening and treatment programs for pregnant women.
C. Only treat the affected newborns.
D. Issue a general warning about sexually transmitted infections.
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Jun 6, 2026

192. What technical term describes the proportion of exposed individuals who develop the disease, minus the proportion of unexposed individuals who develop the disease?

A. Relative Risk (RR).
B. Odds Ratio (OR).
C. Attributable Risk (AR).
D. Population Attributable Risk (PAR).
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Jun 6, 2026

191. A cluster of measles cases occurs in a community with documented low measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination rates. What is the urgent public health action?

A. Blame parents for not vaccinating their children.
B. Initiate rapid contact tracing, isolation of cases, and implement emergency vaccination clinics to increase herd immunity.
C. Wait for the outbreak to end naturally.
D. Only treat symptomatic individuals with antibiotics.
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Jun 6, 2026

190. In clinical screening, a test with high specificity is valuable for what purpose?

A. To minimize false negatives.
B. To confirm a diagnosis (reducing false positives).
C. To maximize true positives.
D. To identify all possible cases.
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Jun 6, 2026

189. A study finds a strong association between a specific genetic mutation and a particular disease. What critical consideration should be made regarding the generalizability of the findings?

A. The findings apply to all populations.
B. The findings may only be generalizable to populations with similar genetic backgrounds.
C. Genetic studies are never generalizable.
D. Generalizability is irrelevant.
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Jun 6, 2026

188. A drug that was previously approved is now under investigation for a new, serious adverse effect. What medicinal epidemiological method is primarily used to generate hypotheses about such new adverse effects?

A. Randomized controlled trials.
B. Case reports and case series (from pharmacovigilance).
C. Pre-clinical animal studies.
D. Phase I trials.
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Jun 6, 2026

187. What technical term describes the epidemiological approach that focuses on understanding health patterns in specific populations (e.g., age, gender, race, socioeconomic status)?

A. Analytical epidemiology.
B. Descriptive epidemiology.
C. Experimental epidemiology.
D. Clinical epidemiology.
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Jun 6, 2026

186. A surge in emergency room visits for asthma exacerbations is reported during a specific time of year. What is the urgent epidemiological action?

A. Advise all asthma patients to avoid the ER.
B. Investigate potential seasonal environmental triggers like pollen counts or air pollution levels.
C. Assume it is due to patient non-compliance with medication.
D. Only provide inhaled corticosteroids to all patients.
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Jun 6, 2026
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