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In a study predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) based on anesthesia type and duration, how would you include anesthesia type (categorical variable) in the regression model?

A systematic review finds a pooled odds ratio of 1.8 (95% CI: 1.2–2.6) for the likelihood of successful intubation using video laryngoscopy compared to direct laryngoscopy. What does this indicate?

You are evaluating inter-rater reliability for two nurse anesthetists assessing the Mallampati score in 50 patients. The observed agreement (Po) between the two raters is 0.84. The expected agreement (Pe), based on chance, is 0.60. Calculate Cohen’s kappa (K).K= (Po−Pe) / (1 – Pe)

When interpreting logistic regression coefficients, what does the exponential of the coefficient represent?

In survival analysis, what does it mean if a data point is censored?

In inter-rater reliability, what does high agreement between two raters imply?

What is the primary purpose of Cohen’s kappa?

17.  Match the male hypogonadism levels to the definitions.

7.  In hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in a male, there are ________ levels of testosterone and ___________ levels of FSH and LH.

8.  In a male patient exhibiting hypogonadism, the first test a physician will order on the patient will generally be ___________. (But a physician will generally order a complete hormone panel).