A 39-year-old man who presents with a mild sore throat, fever, malaise, and headache is
treated with penicillin for presumed streptococcal infection. He returns after week with
hypotension, fever, rash, and abdominal pain. He responds favorably to chloramphenicol, after
a diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is made which option explains the given example?
a) Case series report
b) Case-control study
c) Clinical trial
d) Cohort study
e) Case report
Key: True: e
A total of 3500 patients with thyroid cancer are identified and surveyed by patient interviews
regarding past exposure to radiation. Which options explains the given example?
a) Case series report
b) Case-control study
c) Clinical trial
d) Cohort study
e) Case report
Key: True: a