Portal:State Exam Topics in Hygiene and Epidemiology (1LF, GM)

PLEASE NOTE that the examination questions below are a version valid BEFORE the academic year 2012/2013. The 2012/2013 updated list of questions is available on the Faculty Student Information System (SIS).


 * 1) Health Issues of Traffic Emissions.
 * 2) Environment and health. Effects on the Population’s Health Status..
 * 3) Health Effects of Air Pollution on Man.
 * 4) Environment Pollution and Human Exposure, Biological Monitoring.
 * 5) Primary and Secondary Emissions, Imissions. Emergency Situations.
 * 6) Exposure of Man to Dust and Aerosols; Health Hazards, Prevention.
 * 7) Hygienic Issues of Solid Wastes
 * 8) Carcinogenicity of chemical substances and of physical factors in the environment. IARC Classification.
 * 9) Genotoxic Substances, their Effect on Health.
 * 10) Maximum Admissible Concentrations of Harmful Substances. Combined and Complex Exposure to Harmful Substances in the Environment.
 * 11) Issues of Day Lighting, combined illumination. Visual Stress.
 * 12) Issues of Artificial Illumination, Typical Sources. Visual Stress.
 * 13) Joint Lighting, Glare.
 * 14) Types of Noise, Adverse Effects on Humans.
 * 15) Units Describing Human Noise Load in Living and Working Environment. Adverse Noise Effects, Prevention and Protection.
 * 16) Microclimate (temperature, humidity, air velocity) and its effect on health.
 * 17) UV Radiation Types, Ozone Layer Depletion, Prognosis of its Evolution.
 * 18) Biological Effects of UV Radiation, Protection.
 * 19) Biological Effects of Non-ionizing Radiation (thermal, non-thermal). Typical Sources, Health Protection.
 * 20) Laser Issues. Types, Use, Health Hazards, Health Protection.
 * 21) Ionising Radiation (basic terms, stochastic and non stochastic effects).
 * 22) Adverse Effects of Vibrations on Humans, Prevention.
 * 23) Hygienic Requirements on Working Environment, Categorization of Working Operations, main Parameters and Criteria.
 * 24) Risk Analysis at Work, Health Risk Assessment and Management.
 * 25) Physiological Evaluation Methods of Work and Thermal Organism Loads. Types of Work. Work of Special Groups (pregnant women, adolescents, elderly people, and disabled persons).
 * 26) Exposure Assessment at Work. Exposure Limits.
 * 27) Workplace Visits, Consultation Activities of a Physician for Enterprise, Health Promotion.
 * 28) Medical Fitness-for-work Assessment, Preventive Medical Examinations.
 * 29) Work Load and Musculoskeletal Disorders.
 * 30) Toxic Metals in Living and Occupational Environments.
 * 31) Organic Solvents in Working Environment. Chemical Safety Report.
 * 32) Professional Hazard in Health Services.
 * 33) Health Issues in Agriculture.
 * 34) Chemical Compounds in Buildings (sources, health risks, prevention).
 * 35) Biological Risks in Buildings (types, adverse health effects, prevention).
 * 36) Radon.
 * 37) Health Risks in Indoor Environment. Sick Building Syndrome.
 * 38) Hygiene and Epidemiology. Basic terminology, history, definition.
 * 39) Misuse of Addictive Substances (especially alcohol, medical and illegal drugs).
 * 40) Epidemiology of Tobacco Dependence - prevalence, morbidity, mortality in the Czech Republic and globally.
 * 41) Different Forms of Tobacco Use.
 * 42) Tobacco Dependence Prevention.
 * 43) The Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Dependence Treatment, Treatment Possibilities
 * 44) Life Style and Cardiovascular Diseases, Risk Factors.
 * 45) Stress, Importance for Health. Mental Hygiene.
 * 46) Current Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Population.
 * 47) Assessment of Nutritional Status of Population Groups and Individuals.
 * 48) Role of Various Food Groups in Human Nutrition.
 * 49) Role of Lipids and Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition (sources, excess, deficiency).
 * 50) Role of Protein in Human Nutrition (sources, excess, deficiency).
 * 51) Role of Minerals in Human Nutrition (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K): sources, excess, deficiency.
 * 52) Role of Trace Elements in Human Nutrition (Fe, J, Cu, Cr, F, Se, Zn): sources, excess, deficiency.
 * 53) Fat Soluble Vitamins (sources, role, excess, deficiency).
 * 54) Water Soluble Vitamins (sources, role, excess, deficiency).
 * 55) Role of Micro-organisms in Foods.
 * 56) Food Contaminants (xenobiotics).
 * 57) Child Feeding; Importance of Breast-feeding.
 * 58) Alternative Diets.
 * 59) Diseases Caused by Excess or Deficiency of Nutrients (especially obesity).
 * 60) Food Safety Requirements at Catering Establishments Including Health Facilities.
 * 61) Soil Health Risks. Health Issues of Children Sand Pits, Natural Swimming Places and Swimming Pools.
 * 62) Drinking Water - quality requirements. Bottled Water.
 * 63) Individual Sources of Drinking Water. Water Treatment in Emergencies or Field Conditions.
 * 64) Mass water Supply. Drinking Water Issues in the Czech Republic.
 * 65) Water Related Health Hazards.
 * 66) Allergens in the Environment. Health risks, prevention possibilities.
 * 67) Epidemiology of Accidents; Prevention Possibilities.
 * 68) Basic Health Indicators (morbidity, incidence, prevalence, mortality, fatality rate).
 * 69) Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
 * 70) Descriptive Studies.
 * 71) Analytical Studies.
 * 72) Experimental Studies.
 * 73) Population Sample, Statistical Induction Principle
 * 74) Measures of Central Tendency and Variability. Normal (Gaussian) Distribution
 * 75) Fourfold and Contingency Tables
 * 76) Association, Correlation and Regression Measuring
 * 77) General Procedure of Hypotheses Testing, Level of Significance
 * 78) Attributable and Relative Risks, Odds Ratio
 * 79) Requirements at Examination Methods, Sensitivity, Specificity, False Positivity, False Negativity
 * 80) Primary Prevention of Common Chronic Diseases
 * 81) Malignant Tumours – Trends in Incidence, Mortality. Role of Cancer Registries
 * 82) Risk Factors of Cancer, Prevention Possibilities
 * 83) Process of Infection Propagation: Characteristics
 * 84) Source of Infection
 * 85) Process of Infection Propagation: Transmission of Etiologic Agents
 * 86) Susceptible Organism in the Process of Infection Transmission
 * 87) Alimentary Infections
 * 88) Airborne Infections
 * 89) Vector-born Infections
 * 90) Infections of Skin and Superficial Mucosa
 * 91) Blood Transmitted Infections
 * 92) Anthropozoonoses
 * 93) HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
 * 94) Nosocomial Infections – Prevention, Repression
 * 95) Risk Factors of Nosocomial Infections
 * 96) Preventive Anti-epidemic Measures
 * 97) Anti-epidemic Measures in the Focus of Infection, Surveillance
 * 98) Sterilization - importance, methods
 * 99) Disinfection - importance, methods
 * 100) Active and Passive Immunization, Vaccine Types
 * 101) Immunization in Your Country
 * 102) Immunization in the World - Current Problems
 * 103) Immunization in Traveling Medicine
 * 104) Evidence Based Medicine, Role of Epidemiology – Evidence Hierarchy
 * 105) Risk Factor and Confounding Factor, Definition and Examples