Question

1. which of the following types of prevention involves health screening and detection activities?
a) secondary
b) tertiary

2. which of the following is indicative that an analytical epidemiologic study is involved?
a) a description of the clinical characteristics of a disease
b) a comparison group

3. which of the following major categories of disease reflects diseases or disorders that disrupt the process of converting food to energy on a cellular level?
a) Degenerative diseases
b) metabolic diseases

4. which of the following statements is most accurate of an intermediate marker (endpoint) in a clinical trial?
a) it is an event that occurs prior to the outcome of interest but is not necessarily associated with the outcome.
b) it precedes the outcome of interest and may predict the value of a given treatment.

Answer 1

1. Option A is correct as secondary prevention involves health screening and detection activities

2. Option B is correct as the essential feature of the analytical epidemiologic study is involvement of  a comparison group

3. Option B is correct metabolic diseases disrupt the process of converting food to energy on a cellular level.

4. Option B is correct intermediate marker (endpoint) in a clinical trial precedes the outcome of interest and may predict the value of a given treatment.