Deck 3: Evolution of Health Care Delivery

Question 1

Diseases of infectious origin whose incidence in humans has either increased within the past two decades or threatens to increase in the near future are called:

A) epidemics
B) pandemics
C) plagues
D) emerging infectious diseases

Answer 1

emerging infectious diseases

Question 2

The top two leading causes of death in the United States are:

A) cancer and heart disease
B) alcohol and drug abuse
C) HIV and AIDS
D) stroke and pneumonia

Answer 2

cancer and heart disease

Question 3

Children born in the United States in the early twenty-first century have a currently estimated life span of how many years?

A) 77.6 and rising
B) 70.1
C) 80.5
D) 85.3

Answer 3

77.6 and rising

Question 4

A worldwide outbreak of an infectious disease is called a(n):

A) epidemic
B) catastrophe
C) pandemic
D) plague

Question 5

A widespread infectious disease within a given geographic area is called a(n):

A) epidemic
B) catastrophe
C) pandemic
D) plague

Question 6

By the year 2025, half of all older Americans will be over what age?

A) 75 years
B) 85 years
C) 90 years
D) 100 years

Question 7

The United States spends more than what amount on healthcare services annually?

A) $1,000,000,000
B) $1,000,000,000,000
C) $1,000,000
D) $1,000,000,000,000,000

Question 8

More than what percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States is spent on healthcare services?

A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 25%

Question 9

Sedentary lifestyle, not using seat belts, smoking, alcohol use, and diet play a direct role in what percentage of the leading causes of death?

A) More than 10%
B) More than 25%
C) More than 50%
D) More than 70%

Question 10

Approximately, 33% of the average American's lifetime health spending occurs when?

A) During the final year of life
B) During the first year of life
C) During a chronic illness
D) As a result of a trauma