AKT-2062
What term is most suitable for describing the spread of blood pressures in a specific ethnic population that is larger than that of the general population?
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AKT-2063
A town in England had a population of 250,000 and last year 1,500 deaths occurred among people aged 65 and above. The number of age-specific expected deaths in a population of the same size in England and Wales over the same time period is calculated as 1,000 for this age group.
What is the standardized mortality ratio of the town’s population aged 65 and above in reference to the rest of England and Wales?
AKT-2064
What is the interpretation of an SMR of 125 for a particular town in England, with England and Wales as the comparison standard?
AKT-2065
You are discussing coronary heart disease risk with a patient who has a 15% 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease. The patient wants to know if he should take a statin.
Using the NICE patient decision aid on lipid modification you explain to him that if there were 100 people like him and none of them took a statin, on average 15 of these people would develop coronary heart disease (CHD) or have stroke over a 10 year period. If all 100 took a statin then over the same time period, on average nine people would develop CHD or have a stroke.
Which of the following is correct with regards the use of a statin for cardiovascular disease prevention in this patient population?
AKT-2066
A pediatrician is presented with a report of a clinical trial for a new medication for children. The report states:
In a comparison between the new medication and a placebo, a higher proportion of pediatric patients taking the new medication experienced relief from symptoms (p <0.05). What can be concluded about the study?
AKT-2067
What is the definition of the statistical term that measures the spread of a dataset from its average?
AKT-2068
You are in the early stages of the audit process and are examining existing evidence. You come across the following types of research:
A Cohort study
B Cross-sectional study
C Ecological study
D Longitudinal study
E Randomized controlled trial
Which of the following accurately arranges study types from least to most robust in terms of the evidence they offer?
AKT-2069
A pharmaceutical representative visits the practice and discusses with you a new treatment for osteoporosis in elderly patients.
A recently performed randomised control trial has looked at using the new treatment in preventing vertebral fractures in patients over 70 years old. They leave you a copy of a study for you to read in more detail.
On reading the paper, you see that there were 8,000 patients in both the treatment and control arms of the study. The number of patients sustaining a vertebral fracture in the treatment arm was 200 and the number of patients sustaining a vertebral fracture in the control arm was 250.
What is the number needed to treat with the new drug in order to prevent one vertebral fracture in elderly patients over 70 years old?
AKT-2070
The regional deanery wishes to develop a syllabus for the after-hours education of medical residents. They distribute a preliminary survey to several nearby physicians, inquiring about what topics they believe should be covered. Following the findings of this preliminary survey, a subsequent survey is sent out which condenses the data and poses more detailed inquiries. What is this an instance of?
AKT-2071
Which one of the following statements regarding visual impairment is inaccurate?