Foundations of Allied Health Exam Materials
Course Introduction
Foundations of Allied Health introduces students to the diverse and integral roles within the allied health professions, exploring core concepts such as teamwork, communication, professionalism, and ethics in healthcare settings. The course provides an overview of the history, structure, and function of allied health disciplines, highlighting interdisciplinary collaboration in promoting patient care. Students will examine current trends, regulatory frameworks, and cultural competence, preparing them for further study and successful integration into healthcare teams.
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Health Careers Today 4th Edition by Judith Gerdin
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Chapter 1: Health Care of the Past, Present, and Future
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Q1) Explain the education requirements for the following careers in health care:
a.Aide
b.Assistant
c.Technician
d.Technologist
e.Professional
Answer: An aide must have on-the-job training; an assistant may have up to 1 year of classroom and clinical preparation; a technician must complete a 2-year community college or vocational training program; a technologist must complete a 3- to 4-year college program; and a professional must complete a 4-year degree, advanced degree, and clinical training program.
Q2) Explain how wellness services relate to the health care of the future.
Answer: Health care of the future will continue to emphasize wellness and prevention instead of cure. Wellness services include nutritional advice, stress reduction counseling, habit cessation management, and exercise instruction.
Q3) Agencies of ____________________ determine whether a training program meets acceptable standards.
Answer: Accreditation
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Chapter 2: Interpersonal Dynamics and Communication
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Q1) Active listening skills require all of the following except:
A) Interaction with the sender
B) Good listening skills
C) Good judgment
D) Clear feedback
Answer: C
Q2) Why is appearance an important facet of a health care worker's career?
Answer: It represents the employer and the worker.
Q3) Define time management and explain the key to effective time management. Answer: Time management is the organization of a schedule to maximize effectiveness and productivity; the key is planning.
Q4) Give an overview of a stress-related disease and its effects on the body with a reference to Canon's idea of homeostasis.
Answer: Fatigue, weight loss, aches, and gastrointestinal problems are examples of the effects of a stress-related disease on the body.
Q5) How might a person's negative attitude affect communication?
Answer: Negative attitudes lead to defensive responses, including avoidance, unresolved anxiety, and poor self-esteem.
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Chapter 3: Safety Practices
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Q1) Name some personal protective equipment used by health care workers.
Answer: Some personal protective equipment used by health care workers includes gloves, gowns, eye protection, footwear, and head covers.
Q2) List the three categories of transmission-based precautions.
Answer: The three categories are airborne precautions, droplet precautions, and contact precautions. Hand washing is the primary method of precaution.
Q3) Standard precautions are:
A) Designed to reduce the transmission of microorganisms
B) Preventive procedures used before surgery
C) Used to isolate a contagious patient
D) Designed to isolate patients
Answer: A
Q4) Describe the three elements required for an infection.
Answer: The three elements required for an infection are a source of microorganisms, a susceptible host, and a means of transmission.
Q5) ____________________ is the way the body is moved to prevent injury to oneself and others.
Answer: Body mechanics
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Chapter 4: Legal and Ethical Principles
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Q1) Using the Internet, locate several articles about malpractice cases in health care.Summarize your findings and give your opinion on the outcome.
Q2) Workers in every health occupation are ____________________ for their behavior and the care given.
Q3) Give at least three examples of a patient's rights based on every citizen's rights.
Q4) A ____________________ is written by a doctor to indicate that the patient is not to be resuscitated.
Q5) The most common incidences of liability for the health care worker result from: A) Libel
B) Charting
C) Advance directives
D) b and c
E) a and b
Q6) How might a health care worker's value system affect his or her job performance?
Q7) Explain the five elements of advance care directives and the effects of each on the patient.
Q8) What is the purpose of charting?
Q9) What is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
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Chapter 5: Culture and Health Care
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Q1) How is cultural competence changing the delivery of health care in the United States?
Q2) Give six examples of ways culture is reflected in our lives.
Q3) ____________________ comes from the Latin word colo.
Q4) Using the Internet as a source for information, compare and contrast two different cultures.
Q5) ____________________ is a form of cultural connection.
Q6) How do the various cultural beliefs about immunizations affect the health care of the general population in the United States today, especially the school-age population?
Q7) The United States Census Bureau collects data about all of the following except:
A) Various races
B) Religions
C) Employment statistics
D) Ethnic groups
E) Population statistics
Q8) Investigate various cultures represented locally.Discuss their beliefs and practices.What are the similarities and major differences?
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Q9) Some cultures fear ____________________ procedures.
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Chapter 6: Employability Skills
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Q1) Democratic leadership style demonstrates which of the following qualities?
A) Promotion of participation and joint decision making
B) Diffuse decision making
C) Shared decision making
D) Role modeling
E) All of the above
Q2) List four reasons why it is important to develop a personal portfolio.
Q3) _________________________ refers to the training and courses completed after the health care worker begins to practice.
Q4) What are two national organizations that may be a part of a health careers program?
Q5) What are the goals of student organizations?
Q6) An effective group must be ____________________ in the methods used to meet goals.
Q7) Net income is:
A) The money that remains after the bills have been paid
B) The money that appears in the check after deductions
C) The total amount of money earned
D) The money allotted for a budget
E) The money that appears after Social Security is withheld
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Chapter 7: Foundation Skills
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Q1) ____________________ is the use of the hands to evaluate structures by touch.
Q2) The ____________________ is the heartbeat that can be palpated on surface arteries as the artery walls expand.
Q3) What systems of measurement can be used in health care?
Q4) _________________________ may result from blockage of an artery that supplies the heart or from an insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart tissue.
Q5) The weight recommended by health professionals usually is determined by using charts developed by:
A) The American Medical Association
B) Insurance companies
C) Hospitals
D) Physicians
E) The Food and Drug Administration
Q6) Vital signs are values that can be used to measure changes in:
A) Body function and response to treatment
B) General health and response to treatment
C) Response to treatment, diagnosis, and body function
D) Body function, general health, and response to treatment
E) General health, body function, and diagnosis
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Chapter 8: Wellness, Growth, and Development
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Q1) ____________________ are found in all plants used as food sources.
Q2) Define wellness.
Q3) Some physical signs that indicate that death is approaching include:
A) Loss of muscle control
B) Slowing of gastrointestinal functions
C) Rise in body temperature
D) Respiratory irregularities
E) All of the above
Q4) Name five physical disorders that may result from stress.
Q5) Regular use of narcotics can change:
A) The ability of the body to function
B) An individual's personality
C) The ability of the brain to produce endorphins and enkephalins
D) Blood pressure
E) The body's dietary needs
Q6) How is the U.S.Department of Agriculture's new MyPyramid different from the food group pyramid it replaced?
Q7) ____________________ are found in the marbling or white part of meat and in cooking oils, salad dressings, and some milk products, such as butter.
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Chapter 9: Body Organization
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Q1) Several types of genetic disorders may impair body functions.Choose one disorder and explain how it might affect a person's life.Be specific and make reference to the type of health care required.
Q2) ____________________, made of protein fibers, has the unique property of being able to shorten to produce movement.
Q3) What is amniocentesis?
Q4) What is the purpose of a hospital ethics committee?
Q5) ____________________ consist of organs that work together to provide a major body function.
Q6) ____________________ contain the hereditary information in the cell.
Q7) The body fights cancer by:
A) Using reactive oxygen
B) Creating new DNA
C) Chorionic villus sampling
D) Forming antibodies
E) Forming new chromosomes
Q8) Define and explain the purpose of electrolytes.
Q9) What are the 12 body systems of physiology?
Q10) What is a "silent cancer"?
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Chapter 10: Integumentary System
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Q1) The most common type of skin cancer is:
A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Melanoma
C) Kaposi's sarcoma
D) Basal cell carcinoma
E) All of the above
Q2) The most serious form of skin cancer is:
A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Melanoma
C) Basal cell carcinoma
D) Sarcoma
E) All of the above
Q3) Define decubitus ulcers and list the possible treatments.
Q4) Describe the warning signs of melanoma.
Q5) Define streptococcosis and explain the treatment for the infection.
Q6) Production of ____________________ hormones beginning at puberty initiates hair loss.
Q7) What are the risks involved in a person getting a tattoo?
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Q8) ____________________ is characterized by swelling, redness, and itching and by weeping, crusted skin lesions.
Chapter 11: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) How many layers of tissue does the heart have?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Q2) The best way to assess the heart's condition is by:
A) Listening to heart sounds
B) Determining cardiac output
C) Inserting a cardiac catheter
D) Using echocardiography
E) All of the above
Q3) Cardiac catheterization is a procedure:
A) A procedure in which a tube is inserted through a blood vessel into the heart
B) A procedure used to measure the pressure in the chambers of the heart
C) A procedure that uses ultrasonic waves to show the structures and motion of the heart
D) A procedure used to determine an electrocardiograph pattern
E) A procedure used to cause narrowing of blood vessels
Q4) What are the eight locations where the pulse can be detected and counted?
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Chapter 12: Circulatory System
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Q1) What are the benefits and drawbacks of autotransfusion?
Q2) Research the survival rate of those with leukemia.What do treatment plans for leukemia involve?
Q3) What are the functions of white blood cells?
Q4) ____________________ is plasma without the clotting proteins.
Q5) Explain the two major types of specific immunity that protect the body.
Q6) Choose one of the five functions of the blood and explain how the body is affected when the function ceases to work.
Q7) Chemical tests use a process called _________________________ to measure the exact chemical makeup of a blood sample.
Q8) Explain the makeup of plasma.
Q9) Multiple sclerosis affects which body system(s)?
A) Endocrine system
B) Circulatory system
C) Nervous and muscular systems
D) Muscular and skeletal systems
E) Integumentary and muscular systems
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Q10) Vaccinations produce artificially acquired immunities.What are the effects on society when some people refuse to be vaccinated?
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Chapter 13: Respiratory System
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Q1) Each lung is surrounded by a double membrane called
Q2) Respiratory distress syndrome is a condition that occurs when:
A) Inflammation affects one or more of the paranasal sinuses.
B) A respiratory disorder of newborns exists.
C) Bacteria enter the lungs.
D) Viruses or bacteria enter the nose, pharynx, or larynx.
E) The alveoli do not inflate properly.
Q3) Explain the function of the respiratory system.
Q4) ____________________ results when the alveoli lose elasticity, usually after 50 years of age.
Q5) Explain the concept of "sick building syndrome."
Q6) Name at least five triggering agents for asthma.
Q7) The lungs have a spongelike texture because they are made up of a large number of:
A) Alveoli, nerves, lymph tissues, and bronchi
B) Alveoli, nerves, lymph tissues, and capillaries
C) Nerves, lymph tissues, capillaries, and bronchi
D) Alveoli, lymph tissues, capillaries, and bronchi
E) None of the above
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Chapter 14: Skeletal System
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Q1) Investigate the cost of osteointegration.What are some advantages to this process?
Q2) What are the parts of a tooth?
Q3) ____________________ is a painless deformity at the epiphysis of the bones caused by insufficient vitamin D.
Q4) What are the functions of the skeletal system?
Q5) Air abrasion is a method used in dentistry to:
A) Polish the teeth
B) Remove tooth decay
C) Fill a cavity in a tooth
D) Replace missing bone
E) a and b
Q6) What are the four different shapes of bones?
Q7) A radionuclide bone scan or bone scintigraphy is used to:
A) Sample for pathogens or chromosome abnormality
B) Obtain a piece of bone containing intact marrow to identify abnormalities
C) Evaluate the response to cancer treatment
D) Determine the relative density of the tissues
E) Detect bone cancer when x-rays do not show abnormalities
Q8) ____________________ is an abnormal lateral spinal curvature.
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Chapter 15: Muscular System
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Q1) Research the causes of gangrene.What methods of prevention are available?
Q2) Of the three types of muscle tissue-skeletal, visceral, and cardiac-which sustains most athletic-related injuries?
Q3) Skeletal muscle tissue looks ____________________ under the microscope.
Q4) The human body has more than:
A) 400 muscles
B) 450 muscles
C) 500 muscles
D) 550 muscles
E) 600 muscles
Q5) Describe visceral muscle.
Q6) ____________________ is movement of a body part toward the midline.
Q7) Write an expository on the field of sports medicine.Describe the proactive and reactive responsibilities of both trainers and doctors who serve in this area.
Q8) What are the six functions of the muscles?
Q9) Describe assessment techniques for the muscular system.
Q10) Define and describe the effects of muscular dystrophy.
Q11) ____________________ is movement of a body part away from the midline.
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Chapter 16: Digestive System
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Q1) A cholecystectomy, with regard to the digestive system, is:
A) Removal of the gallbladder
B) Surgical puncture into the colon
C) Inflammation of the intestines
D) Incision into the abdomen
E) Examination of the rectum
Q2) ____________________ may be a mild, acute, or chronic condition resulting from gallstone blockage, disease, injury, or alcoholism.
Q3) Investigate the primary causes of food poisoning.Note five common illnesses transmitted by food and the effects on the body.
Q4) How many Americans are considered overweight? What are some medical concerns associated with obesity?
Q5) What are the causes and effects of an ulcer?
Q6) Heartburn is a disorder of the digestive system that causes:
A) Inflammation of the stomach lining
B) Chest pain
C) Bad breath
D) A painful burning sensation in the esophagus
E) Painful dilated veins in the lower rectum or anus
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Chapter 17: Urinary System
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Q1) The disorder of the urinary system known as uremia is:
A) A condition in which the kidneys do not filter blood
B) The absence of urine formation
C) Acute or chronic inflammation of the urethra
D) The inability to urinate when the urge is felt or the bladder is full
E) Usually caused by bacteria and may affect the bladder, kidneys, or prostate
Q2) What are the ramifications of organ donor shortages as far as kidney transplants are concerned?
Q3) Describe the bladder and its function.
Q4) ____________________ is inflammation of the bladder caused by many different types of bacteria.
Q5) What are the components of urine?
Q6) Urinalysis assesses:
A) Urine color
B) Urine clarity and pH
C) The specific gravity of the urine
D) The odor and volume of the urine
E) All of the above
Q7) Describe the process of an intravenous pyelogram (IVP).
Q8) Describe the processes of dialysis and hemodialysis.
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Chapter 18: Endocrine System
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Q1) Adenoma, with regard to the endocrine system, is:
A) Inflammation of the pancreas
B) A tumor of a gland
C) Excessive excretion of urine
D) Enlargement of the extremities
E) Softening of a gland
Q2) Acromegaly, with regard to the endocrine system, is:
A) Inflammation of the pancreas
B) A tumor of a gland
C) Excessive excretion of urine
D) Enlargement of the extremities
E) Softening of a gland
Q3) What body processes do hormones direct?
Q4) What is the basal metabolic rate?
Q5) The ____________________ produces the hormones insulin and glucagon.
Q6) ____________________ are fatty hormones produced by tissues throughout the body that influence the tissues in the surrounding area.
Q7) The ____________________ secretes the hormones that begin the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
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Chapter 19: Nervous System
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Q1) Huntington's disease is a disorder of the nervous system that:
A) Results in mental retardation and is the most common disorder of human chromosomes
B) Results in inflammation of the brain caused by a virus, bacteria, or chemical agents
C) Is degenerative and affects brain tissues
D) Causes a person to experience muscle weakness that rapidly moves from the legs to the face
E) Occurs when more cerebrospinal fluid is produced than is absorbed into the circulatory system
Q2) What steps should a community take if one member develops meningitis?
Q3) Describe the function of the central nervous system.
Q4) The ____________________ directs coordination, muscle tone, and equilibrium.
Q5) What are the five major types of neuroglia?
Q6) Symptoms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder, include all of the following except:
A) Depression
B) Difficulty walking
C) Tremors
D) Dementia
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Chapter 20: Sensory System
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Q1) Tympanitis, with regard to the sensory system, is:
A) Taste
B) The sense of smell
C) Inflammation of the eardrum
D) Disease of the retina
E) The sense of movement
Q2) Macular degeneration, a disorder of the sensory system, is:
A) A nosebleed that results from disease, trauma, or other conditions, such as hypertension, leukemia, or rheumatic fever
B) A clouding of the lens that causes blurred or partial vision
C) Poor vision in one eye, often resulting from better vision in the other eye during infancy or childhood
D) A slow or sudden painless loss of central vision
E) A collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the ear, leading to dizziness, ringing in the ear, or tinnitus pressure and eventual deafness
Q3) Investigate the function and cost of three common medications used in the treatment of sensory system disorders.
Q4) Describe the procedure for radial keratotomy.
Q5) Investigate services available for people who are afflicted with blindness.
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Chapter 21: Reproductive System
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Q1) Explain the process of the menstrual cycle.
Q2) Investigate the number of teenage pregnancies that occur in the United States annually.What are some effects on the young mothers' lives?
Q3) Discuss human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the new vaccine to prevent it.
Q4) Chancroid, a disorder of the reproductive system, is:
A) A painless swelling of the scrotum
B) A contagious bacterial infection characterized by painful sores in the genital area
C) The most common sexually transmitted disease
D) Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac before birth
E) An age-associated condition in men in which the prostate grows and may stiffen
Q5) Describe the three stages of delivery.
Q6) The ____________________ are folds of adipose tissue that protect the vaginal opening.
Q7) Expulsion of semen is called ____________________.
Q8) Painful menstrual cramping, called ____________________, is often due to hormonal imbalance and faulty uterine structure.
Q9) What are some causes of infertility?
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Chapter 22: Laboratory Careers
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Q1) ____________________ is the study of diseases that occur in human populations.
Q2) The mode of transmission for the herpes simplex 1 virus is:
A) A puncture wound
B) Direct contact
C) A mosquito bite
D) Direct contact with saliva
E) Blood to blood, parenteral
Q3) What do biochemists study?
Q4) ____________________ study bacteria, algae, viruses, and other microorganisms that cause disease or that may be used to prevent it.
Q5) The reservoir for the plague (bubonic) was:
A) People, hair
B) Horses
C) Wild rodents
D) Swine
E) Fish
Q6) Describe the action of phagocytic cells.What might occur if this action becomes dysfunctional?
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Q7) Discuss the five major groups of microorganisms that cause disease.
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Chapter 23: Imaging Careers
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Q1) Radiological physics is concerned with the application of ____________________ to medical diagnosis and therapy.
Q2) What is a mammogram? Explain the federal law that regulates the procedure.
Q3) An echocardiograph is:
A) A record or image of a plane of the body
B) A record or image of a blood vessel
C) A record or image of the heart and blood vessels made with ultrasound
D) A record or image made with sound waves
E) A record or image of the breast
Q4) Why is correct positioning during an imaging procedure important?
Q5) Electroencephalography technologists measure the ____________________ of the brain to aid in the diagnosis of disorders.
Q6) How much involvement do health care workers in the imaging fields have with patients?
Q7) Each worker wears a ____________________ that records the level of exposure to radiological materials.
Q8) What are some responsibilities of the medical radiographer?
Q9) What must a facility do to achieve FDA approval for radiation services provided?
Q10) How are radioactive compounds transferred to the human body?
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Chapter 24: Nursing Careers
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Q1) ____________________ is considered to be anything that is liquid at room temperature and taken by mouth.
Q2) Nurse ____________________ provide anesthesia during obstetrical and surgical procedures under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
Q3) Nurse ____________________ provide perinatal care and deliver babies under the supervision of an obstetrician.
Q4) Nurses must have which of the following qualities?
A) The ability to get along with other people
B) The ability to communicate well
C) Self-control
D) Problem-solving abilities
E) All of the above
Q5) What are the duties of a nurse?
Q6) Professional public health nursing did not evolve until the:
A) Seventeenth century
B) Eighteenth century
C) Nineteenth century
D) Twentieth century
E) Twenty-first century
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Chapter 25: Medical Careers
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Q1) What is the role of the physician assistant?
Q2) The ____________________ performs both clerical and clinical functions under the supervision of a physician.
Q3) How are electrical currents in the heart measured?
Q4) Research the development and implementation of the Snellen chart in measuring visual acuity.
Q5) The podiatric assistant performs routine procedures such as:
A) Patient preparation
B) Equipment sterilization
C) Development of radiographs
D) General office duties
E) All of the above
Q6) What are the five body positions used for a patient during an examination? Chose one position and explain when it would be preferred over others.
Q7) ____________________ are eye muscle specialists who work under the direction of an ophthalmologist and who help the patient develop the ability to use both eyes together.
Q8) ____________________ personnel extend the optometrist's capability by performing the routine tasks of vision care.
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Chapter 26: Dental Careers
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Q1) The term mandibular pertains to:
A) The treatment of disease of the inside of the tooth
B) The cheek
C) The upper jaw and face
D) Inflammation of the gums
E) The lower jaw
Q2) The role of the ____________________ varies greatly with the size and type of practice in which he or she works.Job responsibilities may include answering the telephone, making appointments, and working with billing accounts, as well as infection control.
Q3) Write an expository describing the methods of preventing and detecting caries and periodontal disease.
Q4) What causes periodontal disease?
Q5) Investigate various dental insurance plans available for patients.
Q6) Some areas in which the ____________________ may specialize include clinical work, education, administration, research, consumer advocacy, or veterinary dental practice.
Q7) Explain the nine dental specialties.
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Q8) Who makes up the dental team and what is its goal?
Q9) Discuss the role of the dental hygienist.
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Chapter 27: Complementary and Alternative Careers
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Q1) ____________________ medicine involves nonallopathic practices that have been shown to be effective by research.
Q2) What interventions does the National Institutes of Health recognize?
Q3) Write an expository delineating the ideas behind dietary, herbal, and other alternative therapies.
Q4) Research the various methods of meditation available to reduce stress.Explain the process of meditation and its effectiveness in reducing stress.
Q5) Acupuncture has been in use for:
A) 1,000 years
B) 3,000 years
C) 5,000 years
D) 7,000 years
E) 10,000 years
Q6) Explain the focus of licensed naturopathic doctors.
Q7) ____________________ insert needles into peripheral or surface nerves to control pain, provide anesthesia, relieve symptoms, and modify psychosomatic disorders.
Q8) Research herbal medicines on the market.Choose four medicines available and share the purpose and effectiveness of each.
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Chapter 28: Veterinary Careers
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Q1) Rhinotracheitis is:
A) Inflammation of the windpipe and bronchus
B) Inflammation on the inside of the brain
C) Inflammation of the liver
D) Inflammation of the nose and windpipe
E) Inflammation of the lining of the mouth
Q2) Women account for approximately what percentage of students currently enrolled in veterinarian schools?
A) 25%
B) 35%
C) 40%
D) 60%
E) 75%
Q3) Veterinarians ____________________ animals against disease and advise owners on ways to keep pets healthy.
Q4) Veterinarians specializing in ______________________________ protect humans from diseases transmitted by animals.
Q5) More than 150 diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans.Name four such diseases.
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Chapter 29: Community and Social Careers
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Q1) Research the death rate associated with drug dependence.Examine the correlation and the medical implications of drug dependency.
Q2) Explain the role of a community nutrition worker.
Q3) The child life ____________________ works in health care settings and focuses on the emotional and developmental needs of children.
Q4) ____________________ social workers specialize in providing assistance to the elderly.
Q5) Research the countries that are a part of the World Health Organization.What is the primary function of the WHO?
Q6) The _________________________ deal with research in determining the cause, treatment, and methods of disease prevention.
Q7) Gerontology is:
A) The study of sleep
B) The study of aging
C) The study of fitness
D) The study of nutrition
E) The study of young children
Q8) Describe the responsibilities of supervisors of caseworkers.
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Chapter 30: Mental Health Careers
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Q1) Investigate the causes of anorexia and research the number of people afflicted with this disease.
Q2) Psychologists use all of the following treatments except:
A) Drug therapy
B) Personal interviews
C) Intelligence and aptitude testing
D) Observation
E) b, c, and d
Q3) Behavior therapy focuses on:
A) Specific problems
B) Personal relationships
C) Symptoms and managing specific complaints
D) The patient's thinking and logic regarding dysfunctional behavior
E) Challenging the client's defenses to strive for wholeness
Q4) What are the reasons for more than half of all visits to a physician's office?
Q5) Explain the systematic approach to orientation for a confused person.
Q6) Explain the role of a psychiatric technician.
Q7) Give an example of the result of neurobiological research.
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Q8) ____________________ disorders include psychoneuroses, psychoses, and personality disorders.
Chapter 31: Rehabilitative Careers
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Q1) ____________________ therapists conduct physical exercise programs to prevent muscle deterioration in inactive patients.
Q2) Certified ____________________ provide care to patients with partial or total absence of a limb who use an artificial limb.
Q3) What is the role of rehabilitation teachers and with whom do they work?
Q4) Describe the responsibilities of a recreational therapist.
Q5) ____________________ therapy helps patients reach the highest level of independent living by overcoming physical injury, birth defects, aging, or emotional and developmental problems.
Q6) Explain the steps involved in teaching proper crutch walking.When might crutch walking be recommended to a patient?
Q7) Visually impaired people may be helped by the services of a(n):
A) Orthotist
B) Prosthetist
C) Audiologist
D) Orientation and mobility specialist
E) Kinesiotherapist
Q8) Describe the work of speech pathologists.
Q9) Name five disabilities a rehabilitation team can help a patient overcome.
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Chapter 32: Emergency Health Careers
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Q1) Describe the four classifications of emergency technicians recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).
Q2) What should be done for a victim of heatstroke?
Q3) Explain the eight different emergency health careers and their role and relationship to each other in the treatment of a victim.
Q4) The two types of fractures are:
A) Single or multiple
B) Closed or open
C) Deep or exposed
D) Multiple and closed
E) None of the above
Q5) Stroke victims suffer a variety of effects.Research and report on the most debilitating effects and the recovery process.
Q6) The goal of modern emergency care includes:
A) Giving immediate aid at the scene
B) Transporting the victim to a hospital
C) Administering CPR
D) Treating shock
E) All of the above
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Chapter 33: Information and Administration Careers
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Q1) Describe the main steps in an appointment procedure.
Q2) The American Medical Association provides a Current Procedure Terminology to:
A) Give a schedule of fees for services
B) Give a definition of diseases
C) Give a definition of immunizations
D) Provide a definition of surgical services
E) Provide a definition of new medical terms
Q3) Who is responsible for records management?
Q4) Explain the purpose of a health care advocate.
Q5) How might technology affect the health care industry's management of information? Note benefits as well as drawbacks.
Q6) Explain some of the attributes of an insurance company.
Q7) The patient (and spouse) must sign:
A) Before completing an interview
B) To verify accuracy of charting
C) Before medical records may be released
D) To verify the correct diagnosis
E) To verify previous illnesses
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Q8) _________________________ is the responsibility of every health care worker.
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Chapter 34: Environmental Careers
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Q1) Nutrition services are an important facet of the health care field.Explain the function of dietitians and dietary technicians.Include their effect on patient care.
Q2) How might x-rays affect health care workers? Research the laws regulating radiologists as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies that might affect this profession.
Q3) Explain the prerequisites for a well-balanced meal.
Q4) ____________________ provide nutritional counseling and services in a variety of settings.
Q5) Examine the issue of noise pollution and its effect on hearing loss; pay specific attention to noise source, decibels, and sensations (effects on hearing).
Q6) The food _________________________ evaluates the safety of food processing and ingredients in the industry setting.
Q7) Name two sources of noise pollution that cause pain.
Q8) ____________________ analyze and regulate the quality of the environment as it is affected by living organisms.
Q9) Investigate the number of oil spills that have occurred in the past 10 years and analyze the effects on the environment.
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Chapter 35: Biotechnology Careers
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Q1) Assistants in biotechnology usually have a:
A) Bachelor's degree
B) Master's degree
C) 2-Year associate's degree
D) Doctorate
E) 2-Year associate's degree and on-the-job training
Q2) How does nucleic acid relate to DNA?
Q3) The human genome contains an estimated:
A) 10,000 genes
B) 20,000 genes
C) 30,000 genes
D) 50,000 genes
E) 100,000 genes
Q4) Agarose, a type of medium made of sugar molecules from seaweed, is used for:
A) Pharmacogenomics
B) Gene splicing
C) Electrophoresis
D) Cytology
E) Eugenics
Q5) Explain the structure, function, and method of replication of DNA.
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