Final

Question 1

Three steps to being a wise health care consumer:

Answer 1

1. ) partner with your healthcare provider
2. ) share in healthcare decision making
3. ) become skilled at obtaining healthcare

Question 2

Western medicine

Answer 2

Based on scientific principles; modern

Question 3

Traditional medicine

Answer 3

Based on observation and theories; alternative medicine

Question 4

Physicians assistant (PA)

Answer 4

Work under the physician but are trained in many aspects of patient care; care more about patient

Question 5

Nurses: Registered Nurse (RN)

Answer 5

Trained in many aspects of patient care

Question 6

Nurse practitioner (NP)

Answer 6

RN with additional training and skills to provide many care services

Question 7

PT (physical therapy)

Answer 7

Trained to restore function, improve mobility, and relieve pain of those suffering from injury or disease

Question 8

OT (occupational therapy)

Answer 8

Help people in home/ workplace perform daily tasks

Question 9

Private insurance

Answer 9

Fee-for-service, traditional type of health care

Question 10

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)

Answer 10

Prepaid health insurance plans that are an alternative to private insurance

Question 11

Medicare

Answer 11

Aged over 65 or have a specific disability to qualify

Question 12

Affordable care act (2014) or Obamacare

Answer 12

Requires everyone to have healthcare by 2014

Question 13

Medicaid

Answer 13

Provides insurance for low-income people

Question 14

Why healthcare continues to rise

Answer 14

Malpractice insurance, Americans are living longer, unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, overdeveloped medicine capabilities and expensive technologies, over trained/ over specialized physicians, administrative overhead

Question 15

Abstinence

Answer 15

100% effective if followed

Question 16

Condom (male/female)

Answer 16

Effective if not broken

Question 17

Diaphragm (birth control)

Answer 17

86-94% effective, blacks sperm from reaching ovaries

Question 18

Fertility awareness (birth control)

Answer 18

Being aware is the best way to help preventing anything

Question 19

Birth control pill

Answer 19

91-99% effective, regulates menstrual cycle, decreases cramps, and if taken correctly can be 100% effective

Question 20

Patch (birth control)

Answer 20

91% effective; releases hormones into the body to prevent pregnancy

Question 21

Ring (birth control)

Answer 21

91-99% effective; inserted into vagina and releases hormones

Question 22

Intrauterine device (IUD) (birth control)

Answer 22

Prevents pregnancy for 3-5 years; releases hormones into vagina

Question 23

Progestin-only (birth control)

Answer 23

Mucus in the cervix thickens, makes difficult for sperm to enter uterus and fertilize eggs

Question 24

Foam/gel (birth control)

Answer 24

Most effective when combined with other birth control forms

Question 25

Tubal ligations (birth control-women)

Answer 25

Fallopian tubes are cut, burned, or blocked; 99.5% effective

Question 26

Vasectomy (birth control-men)

Answer 26

Cutting of each vas deferens in half; not effective immediately- takes about 3 months to clear the remaining sperm

Question 27

Basal metabolism

Answer 27

Basic amount of energy needed to stay alive (1,100 calories)

Question 28

Proteins

Answer 28

Help strengthen the body A complete protein contains 20 amino acids

Question 29

Essential proteins

Answer 29

Through diet or body (can't make them)

Question 30

Nonessential proteins

Answer 30

Not required

Question 31

Carbohydrates

Answer 31

Glucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose Complex: better carbs- starch (digestible), fiber (not digestible)

Question 32

Lipids (fats)

Answer 32

Good fats: omega 3, Omega 6

Question 33

Free radicals

Answer 33

Electronically charged particles that connect with others to form carcinogens; these form from broken down fats

Question 34

Opiates

Answer 34

Analgesic, pain relief Ex: codeine, heroin, methadone

Question 35

Sedatives

Answer 35

Cough suppressant, sedation, tension relief Ex: Amytal, Seconal, doriden

Question 36

Minor tranquilizers

Answer 36

Anxiety relief, muscle tension Ex: Librium, xanax

Question 37

Alcohol

Answer 37

No medical benefits Ex: beer, wine, liquor

Question 38

Inhalants

Answer 38

Muscle relaxant, anesthetic Ex: amyl nitrate, botyl nitrate, nitrous oxide

Question 39

Stimulants

Answer 39

Weight control, narcolepsy, fatigue, and hyperactivity in children Ex: Benzedrine, methadrine, preludin

Question 40

Cocaine

Answer 40

Local anesthetic, pain relief Ex: cocaine hydrochloride

Question 41

Cannabis

Answer 41

Relief of glaucoma, asthma, nausea accompanying chemotherapy Ex: marijuana, hashish

Question 42

Hallucinogens

Answer 42

No medical benefits Ex: LSD, peyote, mescaline

Question 43

Nicotine

Answer 43

No medical uses Ex: in tobacco

Question 44

Familial disease

Answer 44

A condition more often occurs in family members than is expected by chance alone. May be genetic (ex: cystic fibrosis) or environmental (ex: chicken pox)

Question 45

Hereditary disease

Answer 45

Conditions capable of being passed from parent to offspring through genes Ex: hemophilia and baldness

Question 46

Genetic counseling

Answer 46

Advice to parents concerning chances of genetic disorders in a future child

Question 47

Homeopathy

Answer 47

The treatment of disease with small doses of natural substances that would produce symptoms of disease in a healthy person

Question 48

Naturopathy

Answer 48

Alternative medicine based on the belief that treatment will occur without drugs by techniques such as diet control, exercise and massage