Archives: MRCGP AKT

AKT-2028

If you were looking at evidence about which age group is most susceptible to psychiatric disturbance in patients taking Tamiflu, in what type of study would you be most likely to find it?

AKT-2029

You are assessing a patient who has recently been evaluated by the community respiratory team for long term oxygen therapy. She is an elderly patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a Pa02 of 6.9 kPa in air.

According to the available evidence, what minimum daily duration of oxygen use has been shown to significantly reduce mortality in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a Pa02 of 6.9 kPa in air?

AKT-2001

A consultant pediatrician creates a new survey for use in schools that aims to identify children with developmental delays. What term refers to the degree to which the survey accurately identifies its intended purpose?

AKT-2002

What is the primary benefit of conducting non-inferiority trials in evaluating a novel medication?

AKT-2003

A study on depression is criticized for producing results that do not generalize to elderly patient populations. This test can be said to have poor:

External validity
54%

Predictive validity
16%

Construct validity
9%

Divergent validity
14%

Face validity
8%

Good external validity means that the results of a study generalize well to other populations, including the elderly.

AKT-2004

A 65-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a history of fever, chills and a headache after returning from a trip to Sub-Saharan Africa. Past data shows that 70% of patients with these symptoms and a travel history to this region have Malaria. The calculated likelihood for a negative test result is 0.1.

What is the significance of this result?

AKT-2005

The observation that symptoms which are severe on initial assessment are likely to have improved on subsequent assessments is known as what?

AKT-2006

A study examines whether playing golf increases the likelihood of developing medial epicondylitis. Sixty individuals who frequently play golf are paired with sixty individuals who do not play golf. Out of the golfers, thirty have experienced medial epicondylitis at some point, while only ten of the non-golfers have. What is the odds ratio for developing medial epicondylitis among individuals who play golf?

AKT-2007

You design a clinical trial to test a new shingles vaccine. You begin by collecting data on the age shingles was contracted by members of your local population. You notice this data set is positively skewed.

What does that mean?