Morbidity and Mortality Data Chapter 5 Test Bank

Chapter: Chapter 05 - Quiz

Multiple Choice

1. The population of one community is 1,000 nondiseased subjects. Over the next 5 years 135 patients will develop coronary artery disease. Calculate the prevalence of the disease.

A) 13%

B) 14%

C) 13.5%

D) 12.5%

Rationale: 135 / 1000 x 100 = 13.5%

2. Which is the best definition of mortality rate?

A) Can be used to calculate other types of mortality

B) Deaths of the overall population

C) Most commonly used rate

D) A measure of the number of deaths per unit of the overall population, with the unit typically being 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000

3. Willow Hospital has 16 deaths and 830 discharges for the month of October. What is the rate?

A) 1.9%

B) 2.0%

C) 1.92%

D) 1.93%

Rationale:16 x 100 / 830 x 100 = 1.93%

4. Sebastian Medical Center reported 985 surgeries from January to March 31, of those 985 patients who were operated on, 14 died within 10 days postop. What is the postoperative mortality rate?

A) 1.4%

B) 1.42%

C) 1.43%

D)1.44%

Rationale: 14 / 985 x 100 = 1.42%

5. For the month of November Ocean View Hospital had 485 discharges, which included 16 deaths. Of those deaths, 6 occurred less than 48 hours after admission. Calculate the net mortality rate.

A) 2.0%

B) 2.08%

C) 2.07%

D) 2.1%

Rationale:16 – 6 x 100 = 1000 / 485 – 6 = 479 = 2.08%

6. A hospital had 3,500 babies delivered, 35 aborted births, 83 prepartum maternal deaths, and 6 postpartum maternal deaths, 5 of which occurred shortly after delivery. Calculate the maternal mortality rate for this facility.

A). 0.1379

B) 0.13

C) 0.14

D) 0.138

Rationale: 5 x 100 = 500 / 3500 + 35 + 83 + 6 = 3624; 500 / 3624 = 0.1379 or 0.14

7. Sea View Hospital administered anesthesia 4,200 different times to patients. Three deaths occurred after anesthesia during the past year. Calculate anesthesia mortality rate for this facility.

A) 0.069%

B) 0.06%

C) 0.0698%

D) 0.07%

Rationale: 3 x 100 = 300 300 / 4200 = 0.07%

8. Sea Breeze Hospital had 3,300 newborn discharges and 5 newborn deaths in 1 year. Calculate the newborn mortality rate for this facility.

A) 0.15%

B) 0.1%

C) 0.149%

D) 0.14%

Rationale: 5 x 100 = 500; 500 / 3300 = 0.15%

9. Coastal Women’s Center had 323 live births, 4 intermediate fetal deaths, and 6 late fetal deaths. Calculate the fetal mortality rate for this facility.

A) 2.97%

B) 3.00%

C) 3.0%

D) 2.9%

Rationale: 4 + 6 = 10 x 100 = 1,000 323 + 10 = 333; 1,000 / 333 = 3.0%

10. What term best defines late mortality rate?

A) Number of deaths in the early stages of treatment

B) Number of deaths before treatment is started

C) Number of deaths in the late stages of ongoing treatment

D) Number of deaths that occur years after treatment has ended

11. Wave Hospital had 15 kidney transplant patients who underwent surgery. Of the 15 patients, 2 died. Calculate the fatality rate.

A) 13.3%

B) 13.33%

C) 13.0%

D) 12.99%

Rationale: 2 x 100 = 200 200 / 15 = 13.33%

12. For the month of March Ocean View Medical Hospital had 138 discharges, which included 10 deaths. Of those deaths, 4 occurred less than 48 hours after admission. Calculate net mortality rate for this facility.

A) 1.5%

B) 1.49%

C) 1.50%

D) 1.5%

Rationale: 10 - 8 = 2 x 100 = 200 138 - 4 = 134 200 / 134 = 1.49% = 1.5%

13. Dr. Lewey operated on 62 patients, 3 of whom died within 10 days of surgery. Dr. Huey operated on 78 patients, of whom 5 died within 10 days of surgery. Calculate their postoperative mortality rates.

A) 4.78% and. 6.5%

B) 4.8% and 6.6%

C) 4.8% and 6.4%

D) 4.69% and 6.59%

Rationale: Dr. Lewey: 3 x 100 = 300 / 62 = 4.8% Dr. Huey: 5 x 100 – 500 / 78 = 6.4%

14. During April, Coastal Women’s Center had 221 live births, 1 intermediate fetal death, and 3 late fetal deaths. Calculate the fetal mortality rate for this facility.

A) 1.77%

B) 1.7%

C) 1.69%

D) 1.6%

Rationale: 1 + 3 x 100 = 400 221 + 4 = 225 1,000 / 225 = 1.7%

15. Willow Hospital administered anesthesia 5,420 different times to patients. Eight deaths occurred after anesthesia during the past year. Calculate anesthesia mortality rate for this facility.

A) 0.14%

B) 0.147%

C) 0.15%

D) 0.5%

Rationale: 8 x 100 = 800 800 / 5420 = 0.15%

True/False

1. True or False? Mortality data are used to track demographics, geographic data, and the cause of death.

2. True or False? Direct obstetric deaths are deaths caused by some underlying condition, such as cancer or other conditions that could aggravate the pregnancy.

Rationale: Direct obstetric deaths are those in which a mother dies from complications associated with a procedure that is directly related to pregnancy or birth, such as incidental damage to blood vessels during a C-section.

3. True or False? There are three types of fetal deaths: early, intermediate, and late.

4. True or False? Intermediate fetal deaths occur at 18 weeks.

Rationale: Intermediate fetal deaths occur after 20 and before 28 weeks.

5. True or False? Postoperative mortality rates are also known as surgical mortality rates?