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Community medicine exam

: MCQs
*Recent Advance in Occupational Disease.

A. reduction in serious occupational disease

B . legislation

C. control health hazard from known protection process

D. control of communicable disease

E. none of the above

* Formulation of general objective assist on

A. Stating in general term what is to be achieved

B. Identify components of the study

C. Facilitating data collection and interview

D. Evaluating of the output and impact

E. Breaking down what is to be achieved

* Strain used for yellow fever vaccine

A. 15D

B. 16D

C. 17D

D. 18D

E. All of the above

Followings are the known complications of falciparum malaria,
* except

A. Anemia

B. Black water fever

C. Acute pulmonary edema

D. Renal failure

E. Hypertension

The followings are the first line of drugs used in treating

*Tuberculosis, except

A. Isoniazid

B. Ethambutol

C. Rifampicin

D. Gentamycin

E. Pyrazinamide

In Sudan, infants are immunized against the following diseases,

*except

A. Diphtheria

B. Tuberculosis

C. Meningococcal meningitis A

D. Polio

E. Pertussis

*What is not true concerning discussion

A. Moves from specific to General

B. Summarizes least important findings

C. Explains the results in relation to the objectives

D. Interepts the results as clear as possible

E. Compares the results to other literature

* smoking causes lung CA in smokers 4 times more than non-

smokers .. If this indicate the cause what is this mean :

A .association

B. strength of association

C.coherency

D.consistency

E.temporal sequence

* Match The incubation period with the right disease

A. Cholera 2-3 days

B. Heptatis B 60-90 days

C. Stapylococcus poisoning 24-36 hours

D. Meningococcal meningitis 2-10 days

E. Relapsing fever 5-15 weeks

* Lymphadenopathy is a feature of the following diseases except

A. KalaZar

B. Shistomiasis

C. Trypansomiasis

D. Oncherciasis

E. Toxoplasmosis

*Cancer epidemiology aims at

A. Early diagnosis to provide preventive measures

B. Cancer diagnosis

C. Cancer treatment
D. Palliative care

* Al of the following are PHC principle

A. equity in distribution.

B. appropriate technology

C. multi sectorial approach

D. community participation

E. Appropriate treatment

* commonest diseases in school children :

A. intestinal worms

B .malnutrition

C. infectious diseases

D. dental caries

E. skin infections

* epidemic is :

A. when disease is more than 10% of population

B. excess in the same time and place

C. excess in same geographical area

.D

E.

* important questions for health management

A. how. When .. Where .. How much what need to be achieved .

.B

.C

.D
.E

* The commonest cause of hazard and noise among insanitation

process :

A .incrintation

B. dumping

C.

D.

E.

* commonest cause of blindness in Sudan :

A. trachoma

B. DM

C. cataract

D. glaucoma

E.

* 200 person had gastroenteritis after party symptoms begin

within24 hour and resolve6-8 hour later. This example of :

A. point (common exposure) epidemic.

B. multiple exposure epidemic.

C. slow epidemic.

D. propagated epidemic

* Smoking lead to esophageal carcinoma and coffee drinking

affect both esophageal carcinoma and smoking , an intent to
study association between smoking and esophageal cancer
affected by coffee drinking this effect called :

A. confounding

B. multiple causation

C. strength of association
D.

E.

* Risk of lung cancer is 4 times more in smoker than nonsmoker, if

causal relation is established, that indicates:

A. specificity

B. temporal association

C. strength of association

D. consistency

E. coherence

*which if the following is not a domestic accident :

A .football injury

B. injury by hard and sharp objects

C .animal and dog bite

D .intoxication by pesticides. Drugs

E. electrical shock

*Total death in mid-year per 1000 population is

A. Total death rate

B. adult death rate

C. crude death rate

D. mid-year death rate

* which of the following about prevalence?

A. measure new cases

B. not depend on duration

C. restricted to acute condition only

D. not useful in planning

* definition of health economy

James Lind's epidemiological experiment lead to *

A. Cholera

B. Scurvy is treatable with fresh fruits

C. Beriberi is a nutritional disease

D. small pox

e. .....

Epidemiology is the *

A. Study of distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human

populatio

B. Study of distribution of disease ( health event) and frequency in human

population

C. Study of distribution and determinants of disease (health events)

frequency in human population

D. Study of determinants of disease ( health events) frequency in human

population

E. Study of distribution and determinants of health events.

* incubation period :

A. cholera: 2-3days
B. hepatitis B: 60-90 days
C. meningococcal meningitis: 2-10 days
D. yellow fever ......
E. rabies ...........

* characteristics of specific objectives:

A. / realistic.
B. /
C. /

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* Case control study:

A. In expensive

B. Difficult in cases selection

C. Bias may occur in remembering

D. Incidence can be calculated

E. ...............

ESSAYS
Q1) The medical officer in Diling hospital, South Kordofan state, received a
report from the medical assistant in Salara dispensary in which he
mentioned that on the 2nd of March,2014 three patients were brought to
the dispensary complaining of headache and fever. One of the patients
had convulsions and died.

1- What are the possible causes of this disease?

On the 3rd of March one of the patients developed neck rigidity. The
relatives who brought the patients to the clinic mentioned that there are
rumors that there are similar cases in other villages in the area.

2- What steps are you going to take to confirm diagnosis?

3- What measures are you going to take to control the disease?

*determinants of health

*pneumoconiosis diseases and causes

*nutritional deficiency in Sudan

*control of malaria

*large scale water purification

*risk in pregnancy

*immunization schedule in Sudan

*what were achieved in rural residency

*blood transmitted diseases

*risk factors of non-communicable diseases