FCA1-0832
Among the following options which one compares variance within the group and variance between groups?
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FCA1-0819
Which among the following is summed up by F statistic?
FCA1-0821
Which term among the following is used for the proportion of a particular disease that would be eradicated from a population if the rate of disease were to be reduced to that of the group that has not been exposed to it?
FCA1-0824
After a bariatric surgery, average weight loss observed in patients is 18 kg. The standard deviation was found to be 3 kg. What is the percentage of patients that lie between 9 and 27 kg? Note: Assume that the curve is normally distributed.
FCA1-0820
You are approached by a drug rep who tells you about a new drug. The dosage and side effects of the drug are being determined in a trial. The representative asks you to refer participants for the trial. What type of participants should you refer? In which phase of trials is the drug currently in?
FCA1-0827
Your manager asks you to inform patients that are suffering from a chronic pain about a trial that is going to be conducted in order to determine the efficacy of a novel analgesic. What phase is the trial currently in?
FCA1-0810
The prospects of setting up a health facility to help patients with ischaemic heart disease in a remote area are under consideration and you have been asked to look into it. What’s the crucial factor in finding out the amount of resources needed to go ahead with the idea?
FCA1-0809
A medical student performed a case control study for her final dissertation. It involved examining marijuana exposure in a group of patients with and without COPD. What form of bias is the study most susceptible to?
FCA1-0812
During 2015 it was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that the usage of empagliflozin(a sodium-glucose-co-transporter 2 inhibitor) caused a decrease in the cardiovascular deaths, non fatal heart attacks and strokes in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes. The results were published per 1000 patient years. With the above mentioned drug, the event rate turned out to be 37.3/1000 patient years whereas the placebo had an event rate of 43.9/1000 patient years. How many further patients need to be treated with empagliflozin to avoid any further incidence of cardiovascular death or non fatal myocardial infraction and non fatal stroke?
FCA1-0814
Levels of serum potassium in around 1000 patients that were on ACE inhibitor were measured. The mean value was calculated to be 4.6mmol/L and a standard deviation of 0.3mmol/L was recorded. Which among the given options is correct?