Chapter 3 - Variations in Health within Australia

Question 0

Colonisation:

Answer 0

The settlement of Australia by Europeans in 1788.

Question 1

Chronic kidney disease (CKD):

Answer 1

The gradual, permanent loss of kidney function. Kidneys filter the blood and, if CKD progresses, the function of the kidneys may have to be carried out artificially (called dialysis).

Question 2

Indigenous Australians:

Answer 2

Australians of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin.

Question 3

Perinatal mortality rate:

Answer 3

Death occurring in the foetus or infant between the twenty-second week of pregnancy and seven days after birth.

Question 4

Primary care practitioners:

Answer 4

Health-care professionals who are the first point of contact between the patient and the health system. Examples include general practitioners, dentists and nurses.

Question 5

Syndrome X (also called metabolic syndrome):

Answer 5

When a person exhibits a range of factors that increase their risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Examples of factors include abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and insulin resistance.