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Health Science Midterm

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  1. 1True or False: The Edwin Smith is a payprus dating back to around 1500 BCE?True :)
  2. 2True or False? Ancient peoples did not try and understand diseases or experiments with treatments?False
  3. 3Over the last several decades, the health care system has become more focused on whom?patients
  4. 4True or False? Public hospitals have declined in the US since the mid 1990's?True
  5. 5What are three trends in the health sciences?1. more patient centered care
    2. Advancing technology
    3. Integrative medicine
  6. 6The earliest surgery has thought to be taken place in where?Eygypt
  7. 7What site is often associated with teaching hospitals where medical and nursing students receive hands-on training and experience?Public Health Care sites
  8. 8What is true abouot public health care sites?They are open to anyone.
  9. 9Who is considered the father of modern anatomy?Vesalius
  10. 10Who found an ancient Egyptian papyrus that discussed medical concerns?Edwin Smith
  11. 11True or False? Health sciences are the application of various sciences to health.True
  12. 12Private insurance is purchased by whom?Individuals
  13. 13True or False? Opium was a common medication before the modern era of medicine.True
  14. 14True or False? Trepanation began in the 1860s in Asia.False
  15. 15Medicare is an example of what?Social Insurance Program
  16. 16What is trepenation?One of the earliest forms of surgery, involved drilling a hole into a skull to release pressure.
  17. 17Covers the identification of diseases, illnesses, and other conditions, and the process by which identification is made.Diagnostics
  18. 18Concerned with treating disease, and healing individuals.Therapudic
  19. 19Storage of information, aquisition.Informatics
  20. 20Public Health CareFunded by a varioty of sources and open to everyone. Open to government funding and will treat individuals without insurance and for free.
  21. 21Private HealthcareWhere the hospitals are owned by fore-profit companies, and the profit comes from the patients insurance payments. The focus is to make a profit.
  22. 22Government Healthcare:May serve populations that can't afford the costs of healthcare sites.
  23. 23Non-Profit InsitutionsThe site does not seek to make a profit, usually a religous based company.
  24. 24Examples of Integrative Medicne?Acupuncture, Massage, Chi, botanical recipes etc.
  25. 25True or False? Cytotechnologists may examine cells for abnormalities or disease.True
  26. 26True or False? Few health science professions require licenses or certification.False
  27. 27True or False? Some health science sites may restrict employees from wearing perfume or other scents.True
  28. 28True or False? Most psychiatric hospitals are a form of tertiary care.True
  29. 29What type of biomedical engineer typically works in medical settings, maintaining diagnostic and therapeutic devices and aids and training others on proper usage?Clinical Engineer
  30. 30For biomedical engineers, what degree is generally required to teach in a university setting?PHd
  31. 31True or False? The license and certification requirements for a registered nurse are the same regardless of location.False
  32. 32What health science profession helps individuals participate in the tasks and activities that they want or need to perform as part of their daily lives?Occupational Therapist
  33. 33Cytotechnologists examine what?Cells
  34. 34True or False? Biomedical engineering positions generally do not require a college degree.False
  35. 35Cytotechnologists often use which tool?Microscope
  36. 36Who uses the information provided by cytotechnologists?Pathologists
  37. 37What characteristic relates to having the necessary skills and knowledge for the job?Competence
  38. 38Who was Florence Nightingale?"the lady with the lamp" , advocate for improving sanitation!
  39. 39Primary Care:refers to the health services professionals who work in a community and
  40. 40Secondary Care:involves medical specialists and urgent, emergency care.
  41. 41Terterary CareCare that is very specialized and often deals with inpatient care for patients at
    special sites focus on one or more illness or diseases.
  42. 42Quaternary Care:sometimes used to describe care that is extremely specialized or
    experimental in nature
  43. 43Which of the following is a common disease in late adulthood?Arthritis
  44. 44True or False? Many deaths in middle adulthood are caused by a single illness or disease, such as cancer or heart disease.True
  45. 45True or False? Plasticity refers to the amount of change that is possible or the capacity for change.True
  46. 46What pattern of development refers to development that starts at the core and moves outward to the extremities?Proximodistal pattern
  47. 47True or False? SIDS is a condition in which the infant stops breathing and dies for no apparent reason.True
  48. 48The average life expectancy in the United States is what?77 years
  49. 49True or False? No development typically occurs in late adulthood.False
  50. 50About what percent of children between 6 and 11 years of age in the United States are considered overweight?30%
  51. 51True or False? On average, male and female children are fairly similar in height and weight during childhood.True
  52. 52Which organ loses about 5-10% of its weight by the time a person reaches 90 years of age?brain
  53. 53True or False? Individuals typically explore different careers and identities during middle adulthood.False
  54. 54Emerging adulthood typically takes place between which years of age?18-25
  55. 55True or False? The brain slowly loses weight during adulthood.True
  56. 56Middle adulthood is thought to start at around what age in the United States?40years
  57. 57What is a teratogen?any substance that interfers with the normal development of an fetus in the womb.
  58. 58Cephalocaudal pattern of development is what?Development occurs from the top/head down.
  59. 59Blood pressure is measured with which device?Sphygmomanometer
  60. 60True or False? Children typically breathe more often per minute than adults.True
  61. 61True or False? The metric system is a decimalized system of measurement used exclusively in the United States.False
  62. 62True or False? CPR instructions are the same for all age groups.False
  63. 63When both chest compressions and rescue breaths are used in CPR, how many chest compressions should be performed before rescue breaths are started?30
  64. 64If someone is choking, what should you do first?ask if he or she is okay.
  65. 65Which type of burn always requires medical attention?Third degree
  66. 66Minimum blood pressure is what?Diastolic
  67. 67What is the average adult respiration rate per minute?12-18 breaths
  68. 68True or False? A victim with a bleeding wound should be kept standing to maintain blood flow.False
  69. 69Which of the following is considered a vital sign? a. Blood pressure b. Respiration rate c. Temperatureall of them
  70. 70True or False? When performing CPR, rescue breaths should be performed only by individuals trained in CPR.true
  71. 71True or False? Normal human temperature is 94.7° Fahrenheit.False
  72. 72Which finger should not be used when measuring heart rate?thumb
  73. 73what is systolic blood pressure?maximum blood pressure
  74. 74What is Blood Pressure?the amount of pressure placed on the walls by the circulating blood.
  75. 75True or False? Ayurveda medicine was founded in China and is based on the idea of people’s life forces, called qi.False
  76. 76Doshas are what?Substances or humors in the body
  77. 77Which alternative medical system works on the theory that “like cures like”?homeopathy
  78. 78True or False? A holistic approach is one that emphasizes the balance and integration of all the health dimensions.True
  79. 79True or False? The purpose of screenings is to find a disease early when it is often easier to treat than when it has had a chance to progress.True
  80. 80True or False? Preventative health behaviors rarely have much influence on health as most diseases are genetic.FALSE
  81. 81Today, about what percentage of mainstream pharmaceutical drugs were created from the compounds in plants and herbs?25%
  82. 82What is the process of strengthening the body against a known illnesscausing agent?Immunization
  83. 83True or False? Universal prevention is used to give all members of the population information about a disease or unhealthy habit in order to encourage greater health.TRUE
  84. 84What is the primary purpose of screening?To identify the disease before the symptoms appear.
  85. 85Psychoneurimmunology is the study of which of the following?The mind, the central nervous system and the immune system.
  86. 86Qi is which of the following in Chinese medicine?Life-force
  87. 87psychoneuroimmunology -_combines a study of the mind, the central nervous system and immunology_
  88. 88believes that diseases occur when the body‘s natural ways of fighting off disease has been changed or altered in someway.naturopathy
  89. 89treatments or practises that are used along with traditional medicine to treat an illness or condition.complementary medicine
  90. 90similar to acupuncture in that it uses specific points on the body, but it is different in that no needles are used.acupressure

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