Deck 2: Health Care Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Question 1

Which statement most accurately describes the result of the increased specialization of medicine?

A) It has decreased the cost of medical care
B) Patients are receiving more consistent care.
C) Relationships between physicians and patients have become closer.
D) Diagnostic and treatment methods have improved.

Answer 1

Diagnostic and treatment methods have improved.

Question 2

Medicaid is a federal health insurance plan for persons age 65 and older and the disabled.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

It is estimated that one in three people age 85 and over will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Anesthesia was not developed until the 20th century.

Question 5

The majority of outpatient services are provided by:

A) hospital emergency rooms.
B) private physicians' offices.
C) urgent care centers.
D) specialty clinics.

Question 6

Discovering the principles of chemistry in the 18th century made it possible to:

A) better understand human anatomy.
B) learn how body functions, such as digestion, occur.
C) manufacture disinfectants.
D) develop surgical techniques.

Question 7

Many physicians believe they have less control over medical decisions regarding treatment for their patients than they had in the past.

Question 8

The abuse of painkillers has decreased dramatically in the last few years.

Question 9

The modern hospital typically offers a full range of services for patients needing care until they are ready to return home.

Question 10

What percent of patients is estimated to not taking as directed the medications prescribed?

A) 15 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 35 percent
D) 50 percent

Question 11

What is the most significant reason for the dramatic increase in expected life span over the last 100 years?

A) Better living habits
B) Improved surgical techniques
C) The development of antibiotics and immunizations
D) A decrease in the number of people living in poverty

Question 12

Until the 19th century, medicine and surgery were considered to be very different occupations.

Question 13

Adult foster care provides 24-hour nursing care in a home-like environment.

Question 14

One of the most difficult challenges faced by hospitals today is the need to:

A) continue expanding the number of services offered.
B) control expenses while maintaining an acceptable patient occupancy rate.
C) conduct medical research.
D) find appropriate sites on which to build more hospitals.

Question 15

The Joint Commission is a government organization that regulates the operation of hospitals.

Question 16

The National Institutes of Health ensure the safety of food and drugs offered to consumers in the United States.

Question 17

Throughout much of human history, people believed that illness was caused by forces outside the control of man.

Question 18

Which of the following health care services is expected to provide the largest number of employment opportunities for today's health care graduates?

A) Emergency services
B) Long-term care
C) Hospitals
D) Hospices

Question 19

Covering the cost of long-term care will be a major challenge in the near future.

Question 20

The American Medical Association believes that television ads for prescription drugs is a good way to inform patients about their options.

Question 21

What is the meaning of antibiotic resistance?

A) The increasing cost of antibiotics
B) Their ineffectiveness against an increasing number of bacteria
C) Growing numbers of patients who refuse to take them
D) The high cost of producing them

Question 24

Which statement best describes the meaning of complementary medicine?

A) Practitioners of complementary medicine are always licensed.
B) It has not been proven to have value for patients.
C) It is new, having been developed in the last 25 years.
D) It is used together with traditional Western medicine.

Question 26

Which of the following best describes palliative care?

A) Promote movement and function
B) Give specialized treatment
C) Provide comfort and pain control
D) Treat chronic conditions

Question 31

What percent has the suicide rate increased in the United States since 1999?

A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 40 percent

Question 33

Which of the following describes one of the primary responsibilities of local health departments?

A) Provide health care services for the poor
B) Conduct research on the causes of disease
C) Inspect and regulate services that affect public health
D) Evaluate the quality of hospital services

Question 35

What is the major reason why more patients are being encouraged by health care providers to take responsibility for their own health?

A) Links have been discovered between lifestyle habits and major diseases.
B) It reduces the number of malpractice lawsuits.
C) Reduce the need to provide costly health care.
D) Patients are more satisfied when taking responsibility for their own health.

Question 37

Encouraging a patient to follow a healthy diet and start an exercise program is an example of the growing emphasis on the concept of:

A) wellness.
B) complementary therapies.
C) expanding consciousness.
D) progressive health.

Question 38

Which of the following claims is a sign that a health care product or service may be fraudulent?

A) It can be provided only by certain individuals.
B) The practitioner promises confidentiality regarding your treatment records.
C) It is extremely expensive.
D) It claims to cure a wide variety of unrelated health problems.

Question 48

There is an increasing use of ______________, in which conventional medical treatments are combined with scientifically tested complementary treatments.

Question 49

A promising medical development is ______ _______, which involves inserting normal DNA into cells to correct a genetic defect or to treat a disease.

Question 55

The abbreviation for the government agency responsible for controlling the spread of diseases is _____________________________________________.

Question 59

__________________ is a serious public health problem in which many drugs are no longer effective in killing disease-causing bacteria.

Question 61

A currently used definition of __________ is the promotion of health and practice of good lifestyle habits.

Question 62

The principal purpose of the __________________, an agency of the federal government, is to conduct medical research.

Question 63

The 2009 outbreak of influenza caused by the H1N1 virus raised concerns about the possibility of a worldwide __________.

Question 64

_______________ is a complementary medicine treatment in which patients inhale the scents of essential oils.

Question 65

__________ provides care, comfort, and support to dying individuals and their families.