California Coast HCA 200 Unit 2 Exam US Health Care Systems

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the
enclosed answer sheet)
1. Understanding the musculoskeletal system and employing a
holistic approach describes
_________
medicine.
a. alternative
b. allopathic
c. osteopathic
d. homeopathic
2. To practice medicine, in most states, a physician must
complete all of the following except:
a. complete paid
on-the-job training.
b. graduate from a
formal educational program.
c. pass a licensing
exam.
d. serve as a health aide.
3. According to the text, all of the following are issues
for the medical profession except:
a. quality of care.
b. access to care.
c. managed care.
d. oversupply of physicians.
4. According to the 2007 physician characteristics data,
approximately _________.
a. 91% are men and 8%
are women.
b. 49% are men and
50% are women.
c. 71% are men and 29% are
women.
d. 55% are men and
44% are women.
5. Gastroenterologists specialize in the diagnosis and
treatment of _________.
a. diseases and disorders of the
stomach and intestine
b. diseases and
disorders of the mind
c. acute illness or
injury
d. changes in organs,
tissues, and cells
6. Psychiatrists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment
of _________.
a. diseases and
disorders of the stomach and intestine
b. diseases and disorders of the
mind
c. changes in organs,
tissues, and cells
d. acute illness or
injury

7. Before a surgeon can begin open heart surgery, which
physician specialist must assure that the
patient doesn’t
feel anything?
a. Anesthesiologist
b. Cardiovascular
physician
c. Radiologist
d. Orthopedist
8. Which nursing professional performs many duties similar
to a physician?
a. RN
b. CNA
c. LPN
d. NP
9. RNs can have any of the following as minimal education in
order to practice except:
a. certi? cate.
b. associate’s
degree.
c. bachelor of
science.
d. hospital diploma
program.
10. The average salary of an RN is _________.
a. $40,000
b. $50,000
c. $60,000
d. $70,000
11. Nurse Practice Acts _________.
a. contain the states’ requirements
for practice
b. specify what
educational, clinical, and licensure requirements are necessary to practice
in a
state
c. are the same in
all 50 states
d. are waived in
long-term care
12. Medical school tuition and fees have increased by
________% in public schools since 1984.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 133
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13. Health administration is concerned about all of the
following except:
a. patient care.
b. pro? tability.
c. the local EMS system.
d. marketing.
14. A CT _________.
a. uses radiation to
produce images
b. takes a cross-sectional view
of a patient’s body
c. resulted in the
passage of the Consumer-Patient Health and Safety Act
d. uses radio waves
to produce images
15. Tests using sound waves may be performed by _________.
a. EKG technicians
b. vascular
technologists
c. cardiology
technologists
d. nuclear medicine
technologists
16. Medical technicians usually have a(n) _________.
a. associate’s degree
b. 1-year certi? cate
c. master’s degree
d. bachelor’s degree
17. Coders would least likely be found in _________.
a. private billing
practices
b. government
agencies
c. medical clinics
d. occupational therapy
18. Activities of daily living therapy is in the domain of
the _________.
a. pharmacist
b. occupational therapist
c. physical therapist
d. speech-language
pathologist
19. Which pharmacy professional typically counts tablets and
labels bottles?
a. Pharmacy technician
b. Pharmacy aide
c. Pharmacist
d. Pharmacy
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20. Which of the following occupations does not require a
bachelor’s degree?
a. Respiratory therapist
b. Occupational
therapist
c. Optometrist
d. Recreational
therapist
21. The practice of a chiropractor is focused on _________.
a. the spine
b. the foot
c. the eyes
d. the teeth
22. All of the following are true of optometrists except:
a. they provide
primary care.
b. they prescribe corrective
lenses.
c. they perform eye surgery.
d. they manage
macular degeneration.
23. Ultrasonography uses sound waves to generate an image to
assess and diagnose medical
conditions. The
professionals who performs such tests are called __________.
a. imaging
technologists
b. nuclear
technologists
c. medical sonographers
d. phlebotomists
24. All of the following may be areas of practice for the
professional in information technology
except:
a. coding of
services.
b. risk management.
c. data analysis.
d. website
management.
25. Medical transcriptionists can be found in all of the
following settings except:
a. hospitals.
b. physicians’ of?
ces.
c. home businesses.
d. cardiovascular labs.