California Coast HCA 200 Unit 4 Exam US Health Care Systems

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the
enclosed answer sheet)
1. The medical technology industry reinvests _________% of
sales in research and development.
a. 3 b. 5 c. 11 d. 20
2. Use of this technology has resulted in decreased hospital
days.
a. robotics b.
antibiotics c. radiology d.
laparoscopic surgery
3. Fiber optics, microwave, and cryotherapy are used in
_________.
a. laparoscopic
surgery b. mapping c. genetic therapy d. minimally invasive surgery
4. All of the following gene therapies have been approved by
the FDA except:
a. vector virus
introduction. b. DNA manipulation. c. stem cell therapies. d.to date, there are no FDA approved gene therapies
5. This legislation required labeling of drugs and food
additives.
a. 1959 Kefauver
Senate hearings b. 1962 Amendment to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act c. Food and Drug Act of 1906
d. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
6. About 20 to 100 people participate in this new drug trial
phase.
a. Phase IV b. Phase
II c. Phase I d.
Phase III
7. Control describes research designed to _________.
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a. eliminate a
disease b. identify a disease de? nitively c. keep a disease from occurring d. decrease the
symptoms/severity of a disease
8. CDC stands for _________.
a. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention b. Communicable Disease Center c. Center for Disease
Control d. Communicable Disease Control Center
9. Which of the following is not an example of control
therapy?
a. Chemotherapy b.
Thyroid replacement c.
Immunization d. Heart medication
10. An estimated __________ of tobacco-related deaths are
the result of secondhand smoke
exposure.
a. 22,000 b. 30,000
c. 41,000 d. 49,000
11. Diabetes is linked to all of the following except:
a. obesity. b. environment. c.
genetics. d. diet.
12. Health care research is conducted by all of the
following except:
a. government. b.
universities. c. the UMW. d.
long-term-care organizations.
13. All of the following are ethnic minority groups in the
U.S. except:
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a. Asian. b. Native
American/Alaskan Native. c.
Caucasian. d. Hispanic/Latina.
14. All of the following may be more likely for patients of
different cultures and languages
regarding health issues except they __________.
a. will be calm and relaxed
b. may be anxious c. may be worried d. may be confused
15. Autonomy means __________.
a. self-rule b. do no
harm c. everyone is equal d. justice
16. All of the following are true about codes of ethics
except:
a. they are based on
ethical principles. b. health care professionals are held to a higher ethical
standard than nonprofessionals. c. they demand a certain standard of behavior. d. few professions have them.
17. All of the following are principles of professional
behavior except:
a. con? dentiality. b. transparency. c.
veracity. d. compassion.
18. Which of the following is not a variable strongly
related to the level of actual and perceived health within a population?
a. age b. gender c.
ethnicity d. cultural
competency
19. The oldest national health care system is in __________.
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a. the United States
b. Canada c. Germany d.
the United Kingdom
20. Which of the following countries does not have a single
payer system?
a. India b. New Zealand
c. Taiwan d. Cuba
21. All of the following describe the market economy model
except:
a. the price and
distribution of goods is determined by supply and demand. b. all health care costs are
billed to a single agency. c. the price of care increases as demand
increases. d. services tend to be concentrated in areas of high population.
22. The United States health care system is described as a
__________.
a. single payer
system b. variation of the single payer system c. market economy model d. mixed model
23. Mexico was in the world spotlight in 2009 because of the
__________.
a. Avian ? u b.
Olympics c. pandemic H1N1
? u outbreak d. exceptionally low infant mortality rate
24. The ? rst hospital in Mexico was founded in __________.
a. 1610 b. 1791 c. 1854 d. 1901
25. The medical system in Mexico is a three-part system with
different levels of care, provider
payments, etc. Which of the following is not one of the three parts?
a. comprehensive b. private c. public d. universal