Ch. 7 Public Duties of the Health Care Professional

Question 1

Define Abuse

Answer 1

Misuse, excessive or improper use

Question 2

Define Addiction

Answer 2

An acquired physical or psychological dependence on a drug

Question 3

Define Autopsy

Answer 3

A postmortem examination of organs and tissues to determine cause of death

Question 4

Define Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)

Answer 4

An agency of the federal government responsible for enforcing laws covering statutes of addictive drugs

Question 5

Define Compounding

Answer 5

The combination and mixing of drugs and chemicals

Question 6

Define Controlled Substances Act of 1970

Answer 6

A federal statute that regulates the manufacture and distribution of drugs that are capable of causing dependency

Question 7

Define Coroner

Answer 7

A public health officer who holds an investigation (inquest) if a person’s death is from an unknown or violent cause

Question 8

Define Data

Answer 8

Statistics, figures, or information

Question 9

Define Dispensing

Answer 9

Distribution, delivery, disposing, or giving away a drug, medicine, prescription, or chemical

Question 10

Define Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Answer 10

A division of the department of Justice that enforces the Controlled Substances Act of 1970

Question 11

Define Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Answer 11

A management-financed, confidential counseling referral service designed to help employees and/or their family members assess a problem such as alcoholism

Question 12

Define Food and Drug Administration (FDA

Answer 12

An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that ultimately oversees and enforces laws regarding drug sales and distribution

Question 13

Define Forensic medicine

Answer 13

Branch of medicine concerned with the law, especially criminal law

Question 14

Define Habituation

Answer 14

The development of an emotional dependence on a drug due to repeated use

Question 15

Define Inquest

Answer 15

An investigation held by a public official, such as a coroner, to determine cause of death

Question 16

Define Medical examiner

Answer 16

A physician, usually a pathologist, who can investigate an unexplained death and perform autopsies

Question 17

Define Morbidity rate

Answer 17

The rate of sick people or cases of disease in relationship to a specific population

Question 18

Define Mortality rate

Answer 18

Death rate

Question 19

Define Opioids

Answer 19

Synthetic products that are not derived from opium but have an opium-like effect , acting on the brain to decrease the sensation of pain

Question 20

Define Postmortem

Answer 20

After death

Question 21

Define Probable cause

Answer 21

A reasonable belief that something improper has occurred

Question 22

Define Public duties

Answer 22

Responsibilities a physician owes to the public

Question 23

Define Restraining or protective order

Answer 23

Court order that prohibits an abuser from coming into contact with the victim

Question 24

Define Retailing

Answer 24

The legal act of selling or trading a drug, medicine, prescription, or chemical

Question 25

Define Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

Answer 25

Provides specific information on handling and disposing of chemicals safely; Where chemical wastes are documented on

Question 26

Define Vital statistics

Answer 26

Major events or facts from a person’s life, such as live births, deaths, induced termination of pregnancy, and marriages