COMAT Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2

Question 1

The CAGE questionnaire screens for which condition using four questions about cutting down, annoyance, guilt, and eye-openers?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol use disorder

Answer

Depression

Answer

Anxiety disorders

Answer

Opioid use disorder

Question 2

A new drug reduces the absolute risk of myocardial infarction from 4% to 2% over 5 years. What is the number needed to treat (NNT)?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

2

Answer

25

Answer

100

Question 3

Which BMI range defines Class I obesity in adults according to standard clinical guidelines?

Accepted Answer

30.0–34.9 kg/m²

Answer

25.0–29.9 kg/m²

Answer

35.0–39.9 kg/m²

Answer

≥40.0 kg/m²

Question 4

Which pharmacotherapy is considered the most effective first-line agent for smoking cessation due to partial agonism at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors?

Accepted Answer

Varenicline (Chantix)

Answer

Bupropion SR alone

Answer

Nicotine replacement therapy alone

Answer

Nortriptyline

Question 5

Which malignancy is strongly associated with occupational asbestos exposure, typically presenting 20–40 years after exposure?

Accepted Answer

Mesothelioma

Answer

Silicosis

Answer

Byssinosis

Answer

Berylliosis

Question 6

Which of the following cardiovascular disease risk factors is considered modifiable through clinical and lifestyle intervention?

Accepted Answer

Hypertension

Answer

Age

Answer

Family history of coronary artery disease

Answer

Male sex

Question 7

In a cohort study, relative risk (RR) is calculated by comparing which of the following between exposed and unexposed groups?

Accepted Answer

Incidence (rate) of disease

Answer

Odds of disease

Answer

Prevalence of disease

Answer

Mortality rates of diseased patients