Deck 13: Occupational Health

Question 1

An occupational disease caused by the inhalation of certain dust particles is called:

A) atherosclerosis.
B) pneumoconiosis.
C) caisson disease.
D) dermatosis.
E) None of these is correct.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Allergies caused by industrial chemicals often exhibit which of the following symptoms?

A) Dermatitis (extensive skin eruptions)
B) Fibrosis of the lungs
C) Death
D) Brain lesions
E) None of these is correct.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The last line of defense against occupational hazards should be:

A) engineering controls.
B) modification of work practices.
C) administrative controls.
D) use of personal protective equipment.
E) None of these is correct.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Sources of job stress include:

A) work overload.
B) job insecurity.
C) job dissatisfaction.
D) inadequate compensation.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

In 2015, which of the following conditions accounted for approximately 15% of occupational illnesses (excluding injuries) in the United States?

A) Dermatitis
B) Deafness
C) Blood poisoning
D) Pneumoconiosis
E) Poisoning

Question 6

Bernardino Ramazzini, the father of occupational medicine, is also considered to be a pioneer in what field, by pointing out the hazards associated with postures assumed in various occupations?

A) Biometrics
B) Ergonomics
C) Kinesiology
D) Physiology
E) None of these is correct.

Question 7

Many of the workers who were children that labored in vapor-filled, poorly-ventilated rooms, developed which of the following conditions?

A) Phossy jaw
B) Mad hatter's disease
C) Caisson disease
D) Bakers' itch
E) None of these is correct.

Question 8

Which guideline for limitation of exposures refers to airborne concentrations of substances and represents conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be unaffected?

A) Threshold limit value
B) Biological exposure indices
C) Permissible exposure limits
D) Maximum allowable concentrations
E) None of these is correct.

Question 9

Organizing work shifts and rotating employees to minimize exposure to hazards is an example of which of the following?

A) Engineering controls
B) Administrative controls
C) Ergonomic safeguards
D) Modifications of the work environment
E) None of these is correct.

Question 10

Match the following definitions with their terms.
-Identified health effects of asbestos exposure

A) Sir Percival Pott
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Galen
D) Irving Selikoff
E) Bernardino Ramazzini

Question 11

Match the following definitions with their terms.
-Described phossy jaw

A) Sir Percival Pott
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Galen
D) Irving Selikoff
E) Bernardino Ramazzini

Question 12

Match the following definitions with their terms.
-Father of occupational medicine

A) Sir Percival Pott
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Galen
D) Irving Selikoff
E) Bernardino Ramazzini

Question 13

Match the following definitions with their terms.
-Tracked the occurrence of scrotal cancer

A) Sir Percival Pott
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Galen
D) Irving Selikoff
E) Bernardino Ramazzini

Question 14

Match the following definitions with their terms.
-Described hazards to miners

A) Sir Percival Pott
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Galen
D) Irving Selikoff
E) Bernardino Ramazzini

Question 15

Who is considered to be the "Father of Occupational Medicine"?

A) Hippocrates
B) Sir Percival Pott
C) Irving Selikoff
D) Bernardino Ramazzini

Question 16

Which of the following was an affliction that occurred among workers who manufactured matches around the late 1900s?

A) Phossy jaw
B) Caisson disease
C) Mad-hatter's disease
D) Filecutters' paralysis

Question 17

Which of the following represents the NIOSH recommended exposure limit (REL) for noise exposure in the workplace during an 8-hour shift?

A) 55 dBA
B) 65 dBA
C) 75 dBA
D) 85 dBA

Question 18

Asthma has become the most frequently diagnosed occupational respiratory disease in occupational medicine clinics.

Question 19

Human beings can perceive difference between sound intensities from the lowest levels to the highest levels, which vary by a factor of more than 1 trillion.

Question 20

Many of the work-related respiratory diseases are acute conditions that have short latency periods.

Question 21

__________, a term that stems from the Latin word nausea, is a feature of modern life that at best is an annoyance and at worst can affect our health adversely.

Question 22

Some millinery workers were exposed to mercury fumes in poorly ventilated rooms during the course of their careers and developed __________, a condition also known as mercurial erethism.

Question 23

Persons afflicted with the lung disease __________ are at high risk of developing tuberculosis.

Question 24

Discuss the concept of public health surveillance.