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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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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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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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