Epi Exam #5
Biotransformation - ✅✅ -a substance is changed from one chemical to
another (transformed) by a chemical reaction within the body
Case-fatality rate -✅✅ -the proportion of people with a given disease who
die from the disease within a specified time period --> measure is an indicator
of the seriousness of the disease and the prognosis for those with the disease
Chronic disease epidemiology - ✅✅ -an area of study that focuses on the
frequency, pattern, causes, and natural history, and treatment outcomes of
chronic health problems
Clinical epidemiology - ✅✅ -focuses specifically on patients and the
application of epidemiologic methods to assess the efficacy of screening,
diagnosis, and treatment in clinical settings
Environment - ✅✅ -physical, biological, chemical, social, cultural, and other
factors, any or all of which can influence the health status of populations
False Negative (FN) - ✅✅-a diagnostic test that indicates that someone
does not have a disease, when in fact he/she does
False Positive (FP) - ✅✅ -a diagnostic test that indicates that someone has a
disease, when in fact he/she does not
Health belief model - ✅✅ -a conceptual framework that describes a person's
health behavior as an expression of health beliefs
Helicobacter pylori - ✅✅ -a bacterium that can cause chronic conditions such
as dyspepsia (heartburn, bloating, and nausea), gastritis (stomach
inflammation), and ulcers in the stomach and duodenum, as well as stomach
cancer and lymphoma.
ionizing radiation -✅✅ -high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization
in substances in which it passes
latency period - ✅✅ -the time when the disease is present but not
symptomatic or detected
Biotransformation - ✅✅ -a substance is changed from one chemical to
another (transformed) by a chemical reaction within the body
Case-fatality rate -✅✅ -the proportion of people with a given disease who
die from the disease within a specified time period --> measure is an indicator
of the seriousness of the disease and the prognosis for those with the disease
Chronic disease epidemiology - ✅✅ -an area of study that focuses on the
frequency, pattern, causes, and natural history, and treatment outcomes of
chronic health problems
Clinical epidemiology - ✅✅ -focuses specifically on patients and the
application of epidemiologic methods to assess the efficacy of screening,
diagnosis, and treatment in clinical settings
Environment - ✅✅ -physical, biological, chemical, social, cultural, and other
factors, any or all of which can influence the health status of populations
False Negative (FN) - ✅✅-a diagnostic test that indicates that someone
does not have a disease, when in fact he/she does
False Positive (FP) - ✅✅ -a diagnostic test that indicates that someone has a
disease, when in fact he/she does not
Health belief model - ✅✅ -a conceptual framework that describes a person's
health behavior as an expression of health beliefs
Helicobacter pylori - ✅✅ -a bacterium that can cause chronic conditions such
as dyspepsia (heartburn, bloating, and nausea), gastritis (stomach
inflammation), and ulcers in the stomach and duodenum, as well as stomach
cancer and lymphoma.
ionizing radiation -✅✅ -high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization
in substances in which it passes
latency period - ✅✅ -the time when the disease is present but not
symptomatic or detected
