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WorksheetsDiseases & Health Care System
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
A disease or diseases that persist for a long period or recur throughout life:
(a)
This disease is known as the "silent killer", because it frequently goes undetected. Caused by high blood pressure, or consistently measuring 140/90 or higher.
(a)
A disease in which fatty substances, including cholesterol, build up inside the artery walls.
Aneurysm
Atherosclerosis
Angina Pectoris
Hemorrhage
Fibrillation
How many people suffer heart attacks in the US each year?
500,000
50,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
200,000
How many people die from heart attacks each year?
1,000,000
100,000
5,000,000
500,000
1,500,000
A hardening of the arteries, develops when arteries lose their elasticity:
(a)
Chest pain that occurs when an area of the heart does not get enough oxygen:
(a)
Which is NOT a major risk factor for a heart attack:
High cholesterol
Smoking
Physical inactivity
Bronchitis
High blood pressure
Irregular heartbeats:
(a)
A life-threatening condition in which the heart twitches rapidly in an uncoordinated fashion:
Stroke
Heredity
Cancer
Angina pectoris
Fibrillation
How is congestive heart failure treated?
Blood transfusion
Ventilator
Drugs
Outpatient
Rest
A sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain:
Stroke
Heart Attack
Fibrillation
Hypertension
Angina Pectoris
This type of stroke occurs in the cerebrum, the main portion of the brain:
(a)
What is an aneurysm?
When some of the tissue in the heart doesn't receive it's normal blood supply and dies
Brain damage that can affect speech, comprehension, behavior and memory
Paralysis on one side of the body
A blood-filled weak spot that balloons out from the artery wall
Pain spreading to the shoulder, neck or arms
Which is NOT a possible effect of a stroke?
Pressure in the chest
Brain damage
Death
Paralysis
Select ALL the warning signs of a stroke:
Sudden weakness or numbness of the face
Sudden, severe headache
Sudden loss of vision, particularly in one eye
Sudden pain in the shoulder, neck or arms
Sudden rapid and abnormal growth of cells
Which is a risk for cardiovascular disease you CAN control:
Heredity
Age
Smoking
Gender
Ethnicity
Which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease you CANNOT control?
Stress
Diet
Heredity
Physical Activity
Monitoring blood pressure
A group of diseases that involves rapid, uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
(a)
A mass of cancer cells is called a:
(a)
Which of the following is TRUE?
Men and from Mars, Women are from Venus
Men are more likely to have a heart attack, women more likely to have a stroke
Men are more likely to have a stroke, women are more likely to have a heart attack
Smoking and drinking lower your risk of heart attack and stroke
Stress levels don't affect risks of cardiovascular disease
What word is used to describe a cancerous tumor?
(a)
The spread of cancer from where it first develops to other parts of the body is called:
(a)
Cancer-causing agents found in the environment:
(a)
How are cancers named?
After people's names who discovered them
According to the part of the environment responsible
After the gene that caused the cancer
According to the part of the body where it first develops
After people's names, like Hurricanes
Procedure where surgeons remove a small piece of tissue to examine it for signs of cancer:
(a)
A disease in which the body's ability to use glucose is impaired:
(a)
A disorder in which the immune system is overly sensitive to a particular substance:
(a)
Inflammation or irritation of a joint:
(a)
A person that produces little or no insulin, accounts for about 5-10 of all cases.
Type 2 diabetes
Histamine
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Type 1 diabetes
Body cells do not respond normally to insulin:
Allergy
Type 2 diabetes
Histamine
Rheumatoid arthritis
Type 1 diabetes
This includes all available medical services, the ways in which individuals pay for their medical care, and programs aimed at preventing disease and disability.
(a)
These doctors take care of most people's routine medical needs.
(a)
A doctor's opinion of the nature or cause of a medical condition.
Cancer
Outpatient
Diagnosis
Pediatrician
Neurologist
Work in collaboration with doctors to care for patients
Dietitian
Registered nurse
Physical therapists
Clinician
Outpatient
A person admitted to a clinic for tests or treatments that do not require an overnight stay.
(a)
A record of your past and present health, as well as family history
(a)
A head to toe check of your body to identify any medical problems you may have:
(a)
Give one example of a long term care facility
(a)
Give one example of how technology has improved healthcare:
(a)
What are the 7 rights in the Patients' Bill of Rights?
Information, coins, access, precipitation, respect, confidentiality, complaints
Measure height, check skin, listen to lungs, check muscles, check nervous system, check spine, test reflexes
Recommendations, research, preferences, understanding, explanation, reasons, thorough
Choice, information, access, participation, respect, confidentiality, complaints
Skilled, assisted, secondary, registered, applying, emergency, care
Pays for a major part of an individual's medical expenses:
(a)
A period of isolation imposed on people who may have been exposed to an infectious disease:
(a)
The study of disease among populations:
(a)
Federally funded insurance program for people over age 65
(a)
Other than the WHO, what is one example of an international health organization?
(a)
Primary physical and chemical barrier against pathogens:
(a)
Prescription medicine that inhibits or kills bacteria:
(a)
Infectious disease about 100 x smaller than bacteria
(a)
The bacterium known as strep throat (spelling counts):
(a)
