NABP Exam NAPLEX Topic 8 Question 41 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's NAPLEX exam

Question #: 41
Topic #: 8

The rate that an outcome will occur given a particular exposure, compared to the rate of the outcome occurring in the absence of that exposure is definition of which of the following?

AIncidence rate

BPrevelance rate

COdds ratio

DRelative risk

EConfidence Interval

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Suggested Answer: D

RR = rate of an outcome occurring in an exposed group (treatment group/intervention group) divided by the rate of an outcome occurring in an unexposed group (control group) Ex: Relative Risk = Rate of UTI in patients taking drug XYZ / rate of UTI in patients not on drug XYZ

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938757/

by Blondell at May 05, 2022, 08:07 AM

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