Deck 1: An Overview of Womens Health: From the Past to the Future

Question 1

What is the primary goal of epidemiological research?

A) to eliminate all disease
B) to identify new diseases
C) to identify risk factors associated with diseases
D) to gauge effectiveness of treatment options

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Women have the greatest risk of developing cancer in which part of the body?

A) pancreas
B) lung
C) colon
D) breast

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Treatment during pregnancy with _____ has been associated with birth defects.

A) thalidomide
B) theophylline
C) acetaminophen
D) diphenhydramine

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Chronic conditions are often characterized by _____ requiring medical treatment.

A) musculoskeletal pain
B) persistent nausea
C) hypotension
D) tinnitus

Question 5

Which of the following conditions has had the highest mortality rate for the last 50 years?

A) cancer
B) heart disease
C) stroke
D) diabetes

Question 6

What is considered essential for maintenance of an alert mind in older women?

A) sufficient hydration
B) moderate exercise
C) social interaction
D) supplemental nutrition

Question 7

The obesity epidemic is due in part to the availability of an overabundance of fresh and processed foods.

Question 8

With more women surviving to older ages, lower rates of chronic conditions are anticipated.

Question 9

Despite 30 years of research and new treatments, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is still inevitably fatal.

Question 10

Suicide is more frequent among women with bipolar disease than among women with other psychologic conditions.

Question 11

Autoimmune diseases are a major cause of infertility and pregnancy loss.

Question 12

Environmental exposures can influence an individual's risk of disease and age at onset.

Question 13

What public health measures have successfully reduced the sale of cigarettes and diminished interest in smoking?

Question 14

List three of the goals defined in the office of research women's health strategic plan for 2020.

Question 15

Explain why life expectancy has significantly increased since World War II.