Chapter 13 - Consumer Health

Question 1

Describes the purchase and consumption of health-related products or services?

Answer 1

Consumer Health Defined

Question 2

The website presented in class that provides health wellness information along with a “symptom checker”?

Answer 2

WebMD

Question 3

Percent (%) of college students that use over the counter medications?

Answer 3

74%

Question 4

Most commonly used Over the Counter Medication by college students?

Answer 4

Pain Reliever

Question 5

Most commonly used supplement used by college students?

Answer 5

Vitamins and Minerals

Question 6

The symbol on supplements that means products is safe?

Answer 6

USP

Question 7

Conventional Medicine can be described by using a number of factors?

Answer 7

Incorporates scientific method

Referred to as “western medicine”

Diseases are caused by identifiable factors Leads to “diagnosis”

Question 8

Licensed highly trained health professional that works directly under the supervision of a Physician?

Answer 8

Physician Assistant

Question 9

Health care professional specializing in eye or vision?

Answer 9

Optometrist

Question 10

Characteristics of a smart patient?

Answer 10

Communication

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Follow-up with doctor

Question 11

Health Care Insurance plan that emphasizes early detection?

Answer 11

HMO

Question 12

The medical savings plan that allows employees to use pre-taxed dollars?

Answer 12

Flexible Spending Account

Question 13

Reasons why health care costs are rising?

Answer 13

Population aging

Population living longer

Population Living Healthier Lifestyle

Question 14

Number of people last year that didn’t have health insurance?

Answer 14

46 Million

Question 15

The term for when people seek medical services outside the U.S.?

Answer 15

Medical Tourism

Question 16

When a medical condition become officially recognized as a disease or illness

Answer 16

Medicalization

Question 17

Government insurance plan base around age and for people 65 years or older?

Answer 17

Medicare

Question 18

Government insurance generally for people with low incomes?

Answer 18

Medicaid

Question 19

Government insurance that pays for prescription drugs?

Answer 19

Medicare Part D

Question 20

Name of place where people not covered by their employers can purchase health insurance from the U.S. government?

Answer 20

Health Exchanges

Question 21

The term used to describe a health issue that existed prior to enrollment in a new insurance plan?

Answer 21

Pre-existing Condition

Question 22

From the video watched in class, how many states in the U.S. declined to participate in Affordable Care Act Health Exchanges?

Answer 22

26 states

Question 23

True of False?

Current laws permit a lifetime cap on insurance benefits?

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Young people can currently stay on their parent’s health insurance until what age?

Answer 24

26 years old

Question 25

Percentage (%) of college students that did not have health insurance last year?

Answer 25

20%

Question 26

The complete biological code of an organism?

Answer 26

Genome