Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Which of the following is a type of preventative care?

A) Antibiotics
B) Cesarean delivery
C) Exercise
D) Physical therapy

Answer 1

Exercise

Question 2

Whole medical systems, mind-body medicine, biologically based practices, manipulative and body-based practices, and energy medicine are the five domains of what type of medicine?

A) Complementary and alternative medicine
B) Homeopathy
C) Chiropractic
D) Naturopathy

Answer 2

Complementary and alternative medicine

Question 3

Which of the following are examples of whole medical systems?

A) Energy medicine and informal medicine
B) Mind-body medicine
C) Homeopathy and naturopathy
D) Chiropractic and massage therapy

Answer 3

Homeopathy and naturopathy

Question 4

Physicians who practice allopathic medicine have received what type of degree?

A) Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree
B) Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree
C) Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree
D) Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree

Question 5

Traditional medicine is practiced by which types of physicians?

A) Acupuncturists and faith healers
B) Homeopaths and naturopaths
C) Allopathic and osteopathic
D) Chiropractors

Question 6

Physicians who practice osteopathic medicine have received what type of degree?

A) Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree
B) Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree
C) Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree
D) Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree

Question 7

Which of the following is a billing system in which a health care provider charges a payer a set amount for a specific service?

A) Prospective payment system
B) Fee-for-service system
C) Insurance-based system
D) None of the above

Question 8

What type of medicine involves the use of biofield therapy and bioelectromagnetic-based therapy to affect health?

A) Formal medicine
B) Informal medicine
C) Social medicine
D) Energy medicine

Question 9

What are the two types of health care services available in our system?

A) Community- and population-based services
B) Personal and community- or population-based services
C) Personal and social services
D) Private and personal services

Question 10

Which of the following are major stakeholders in the health care industry?

A) Providers
B) Consumers
C) Insurers
D) All of the Above

Question 11

What type of medicine is practiced when family and friends influence our health and medical-seeking behavior?

A) Formal medicine
B) Informal medicine
C) Social medicine
D) Energy medicine

Question 12

Which type of medicine uses all-natural treatments such as herbal medicine, massage, acupuncture, manual manipulation, hydrotherapy, and aromatherapy?

A) Complementary and alternative medicine
B) Homeopathy
C) Chiropractic
D) Naturopathy

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the three major factors driving rising health care costs and expenditures?

A) Cost of insurance
B) Growth in technology
C) Number of uninsured
D) None of the above

Question 14

Complementary and alternative medicine is practiced by which types of physicians?

A) Acupuncturists and faith healers
B) Homeopaths and naturopaths
C) Allopathic and osteopathic
D) Both A and B

Question 15

What are the pillars of a health care system, reflected in the "Iron Triangle" of health care?

A) Education, cost, and access
B) Insurance, education, and quality
C) Reliability, insurance, and completeness
D) Access, cost, and quality

Question 16

What type of medicine uses alternative therapies in place of conventional medicine?

A) Naturopathy
B) Homeopathy
C) Alternative medicine
D) Complementary medicine

Question 17

Which of the following are major stakeholders in the U.S. health care industry?

A) State government
B) Federal government
C) Business and employers
D) All of the Above

Question 18

Which of the following is a type of preventative care?

A) Mammography
B) Appendectomy
C) Tonsillectomy
D) Chemotherapy

Question 19

Which type of medicine is designed to enhance the mind's capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms?

A) Energy medicine and informal medicine
B) Mind-body medicine
C) Homeopathy and naturopathy
D) Chiropractic and massage therapy

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the three major factors driving rising health care costs and expenditures?

A) Aging population
B) Shortage of medical school applicants
C) Shortage of nurses
D) None of the above

Question 21

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Delivered by clinicians in general practice

A)Primary care
B)Secondary care
C)Tertiary care

Question 22

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota)

A)Primary care
B)Secondary care
C)Tertiary care

Question 23

__care is often referred to as "first contact" care, such as that received from the family doctor, hospital outpatient department, community health center, or university health service.

Question 24

Which of the following is relative and relates closely to social position, which includes age, occupation, marital status, and education?

A) Disease
B) Sick role
C) Illness
D) None of the above

Question 25

Health education and __focus on changing attitudes and behaviors to prevent or lessen the impact of disease.

Question 26

Which of the following is a subjective notion that focuses on how patients feel?

A) Disease
B) Sick role
C) Illness
D) None of the above

Question 27

All current problems with our health care system affect access, ______, and quality and the dynamic interaction among them.

Question 28

In osteopathic medicine, __means that structure influences function.

Question 29

According to Parsons (1951), which of the following is a component of the sick role?

A) Individuals are not held responsible for their disease.
B) Individuals are not exempt from normal social responsibilities and role obligations.
C) The state of illness is desirable, and patients don't want to recover.
D) Sick people are not obligated to seek help from medical experts.

Question 30

The __(EMTALA) mandates that hospitals with Emergency Departments that participate in Medicare evaluate any patient who seeks care, regardless of the patient's ability or willingness to pay, and that they treat or stabilize anyone who is found to have an emergency medical condition.

Question 31

______, or population-based, health care services are provided to prevent disease for large groups of people living together in a community, city, or county.

Question 32

Which of the following is an objective designation or diagnosis made by a medical or health professional?

A) Disease
B) Sick role
C) Illness
D) None of the above
Completion
Complete each statement.

Question 33

A system with limited or no regulations is described by the term ______, or "hands off."

Question 34

Medicare and __are government-run financing programs that provide insurance primarily for the elderly and poor, respectively.

Question 35

WHO defines health as a state of complete ______, ______, and __well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 36

Efforts to counter the health effects of smoking frequently emphasize treatment as opposed to ______.

Question 37

______, people who believe that religion should not play a role in the public and governments' decisions, are at the polar opposite from those who believe in traditional religion and its influence in their lives and decisions.

Question 38

Which of the following is one of the three major factors driving rising health care costs and expenditures?

A) Number of uninsured
B) Hospital closings
C) Increase in demand for and expectations of health care
D) None of the above

Question 39

Which Amendment to the United States Constitution states, "The powers not delegated to the Federal government by the Constitution, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

A) 1st
B) 19th
C) 2nd
D) 10th

Question 40

The United States spends __than any other country in the world in total actual dollars, percent of the gross domestic product, and per capita.

Question 41

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Focuses upon the treatment of chronic illnesses and disability

A)Emergency care
B)Long-term care
C)Rehabilitation care

Question 42

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Generally less expensive and less intensive than acute hospital care

A)Emergency care
B)Long-term care
C)Rehabilitation care

Question 43

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Community health center

A)Primary care
B)Secondary care
C)Tertiary care

Question 44

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Typically provided in community hospitals, outpatient testing centers, and specialists' offices

A)Primary care
B)Secondary care
C)Tertiary care

Question 45

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
An example of the increasing demands placed on the medical care system and the increasing importance of physical medicine

A)Emergency care
B)Long-term care
C)Rehabilitation care

Question 46

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

A)Primary care
B)Secondary care
C)Tertiary care

Question 47

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Providers can include physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs)

A)Emergency care
B)Long-term care
C)Rehabilitation care

Question 48

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Provided at the scene of an accident, en route to the hospital, or at the hospital emergency department

A)Emergency care
B)Long-term care
C)Rehabilitation care

Question 49

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Services include nursing homes, home health care, assisted living facilities, and hospice care

A)Emergency care
B)Long-term care
C)Rehabilitation care

Question 50

Match the type of care with the appropriate descriptions or examples:
Johns Hopkins University Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland)

A)Primary care
B)Secondary care
C)Tertiary care