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61. (p. 83) Which statement describes preventative treatment?
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61. (p. 83) Which statement describes preventative treatment?
A. The goal of treatment is to make a patient more comfortable during the terminal stages of the disease.
B. The goal of treatment is to cure the patient of the disease.
C. The goal of treatment is to restore normal function.
D. The goal of treatment is to prevent disease.
62. (p. 83) Which statement correctly compares palliative and curative treatment plans?
A. Palliative and curative treatment are both used to restore normal function.
B. Palliative treatment is used to cure the patient and curative treatment is used to make the patient more comfortable in the terminal stages of disease.
C. Palliative treatment is used to prevent disease and curative treatment is used to make the patient more comfortable in the terminal stages of disease.
D. Palliative treatment is used to make the patient more comfortable, and curative treatment is used to cure the patient
63. (p. 84) What is epidemiology?
A. The study of how disease affects the overall health and well-being of a population.
B. The rate and range of the occurrence of the disease.
C. How widespread the occurrence of the disease may be.
D. None of these answers are correct.
64. (p. 84) What is incidence of disease?
A. The study of how disease affects the overall health and well-being of a population.
B. The rate and range of the occurrence of the disease.
C. How widespread the occurrence of the disease may be.
D. None of these is correct.
65. (p. 84) What is prevalence of disease?
A. The study of how disease affects the overall health and well-being of a population.
B. The rate and range of the occurrence of the disease.
C. How widespread the occurrence of the disease may be.
D. None of these is correct.
66. (p. 84) How does epidemiology affect healthcare?
A. Epidemiology helps healthcare providers prevent the spread of disease.
B. Epidemiology helps healthcare providers treat disease.
C. Epidemiology helps healthcare providers diagnose disease.
D. All of these answers are correct.
67. (p. 84) Which statement about the Spanish flu is false?
A. The Spanish flu occurred in 1819.
B. The Spanish flu claimed over 50 million lives worldwide.
C. The Spanish flu infected one-third of the world's population.
D. The Spanish flu is considered a pandemic.
68. (p. 85) Which of the following accounts for more than 50% of all deaths in the U.S.?
A. Heart disease, cancer and stroke
B. Diabetes
C. Arthritis
D. Obesity
69. (p. 85) Which of the following is responsible for causing disability for more than 19 million adults in the U.S.?
A. Heart disease, cancer and stroke
B. Diabetes
C. Arthritis
D. Obesity
70. (p. 74) When considering developmental disorders, when does the damage to the brain that causes the disability occur?
A. Prenatally
B. Perinatally
C. Postnatally
D. Damage to the brain can occur prenatally, perinatally or postnatally.
71. (p. 77) Which statement about pain is true?
A. A pain scale allows patients to rank their pain.
B. Pain can be measured.
C. Pain is an objective sign of disease.
D. Pain always disappears on its own.
72. (p. 77) What purpose do mediators of inflammation serve?
A. They cause injured tissue to swell.
B. They cause blood vessels to dilate.
C. They cause pain at the site of the injury.
D. They cause redness at the site of the injury.
73. (p. 77) Which of the following is not a symptom of inflammation?
A. Numbness
B. Redness
C. Heat
D. Swelling
74. (p. 77) Which of the following does not happen during inflammation?
A. The damaged tissues produce chemicals called mediators of inflammation.
B. Blood vessels become more permeable.
C. Fluid from the blood leaks out into the surrounding damaged tissue.
D. Blood flow to the area is decreased.
75. (p. 77) How does the body's immune system respond to an injury that allows bacteria and pathogens to enter tissue under the skin?
A. Pain
B. Anaphylaxis
C. Inflammation
D. The body's immune system does not respond to this type of injury.
76. (p. 79) A cancerous tumor found on the skin would be considered what type of tumor?
A. Carcinoma
B. Sarcoma
C. Leukemia
D. Lymphoma
77. (p. 79) A cancerous tumor found in bone would be considered what type of tumor?
A. Carcinoma
B. Sarcoma
C. Leukemia
D. Lymphoma
