PDHPE 2022 HSC

Which of the following identifies examples of non-institutional care?

• Pharmaceutical services and doctors services

• Nursing Homes and ambulance services

• Public Hospitals and private hospitals

• Ambulance services and repatriation hospitals

What is the role of an isometric contraction during PNF Stretching?

• Lengthen Muscle Fibres

• Separate Muscle Fibres

• Strengthen Muscle Fibres

• Shorten Muscle Fibres

Risk Factors such as High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, being overweight and family history are associated with...

• Asthma

• Type-1 Diabetes

• Lung Cancer

• Cardiovascular Disease

Cold water immersion is a treatment related to which recovery strategy?

• Tissue Damage

• Hydration

• Overtraining

• Psychological

What is the role of epidemiology in addressing global pandemics?

• Vaccine development and testing

• Locating the source and imposing travel restrictions

• Data Collection and prediction of the impact

• Immunisation and quarantine of overseas tourists

How does increased haemoglobin benefit endurance athletes?

• Increased lung capacity

• Increased white blood cells

• Increased oxygen-carrying capacity

• Increased muscle hypertrophy

Which of the following is true about socioeconomic determinants of heart disease?

• Lower level of education cause poor decision making in prescribed meds

• Low SES causes high blood pressure and high cholesterol

• Low SES prevents access to heart surgery following a heart attack

• Low SES decreases purchasing options and access

A basketball player intercepts the ball and shoots for goal. As soon as she releases the ball, she turns, knowing that the ball will go in. What is the player demonstrating?

• Anticipation, consistency, technique

• Anticipation, technique, kin-aesthetic sense

• Anticipation, consistency, kin-aesthetic sense

Which of the following is the most reliable source of epidemiological data?

• Sick leave from work due to injury & illness

• Health insurance claims

• Births and deaths registers

• National Survey of Mental Health & Wellbeing

How has digital technology affected health care?

• Greater diversity in health care due to increased patient access to info

• Decreased burden on curative services due to early detection

• Increased equity in health care due to improved quality of life

• Decreased health expenditure due to new technology being funded by Medicare