Health and hygiene (AE)

Question 1

Hepatitis A can be prevented by

Answer 1

Gamma-Globulin or vaccination

Question 2

Hvað er dysbarism?

Answer 2

refers to various medical problems caused by gas expansion induced by decreased barometric pressure

Question 3

In flight incapacitaton of a pilot is most often caused by acute _____.

Answer 3

gasto-intestinal disorders

Question 4

Does metabolic rate fall during sleep?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Hvað tekur það líkamann marga daga að venjast heitara loftslagi?

Answer 5

14 daga.

Question 6

What is hypoglycemia?

Answer 6

Lower than normal blood glucose.

Question 7

Við hvaða aðstæður eru trapped intestinal gases að valda þér vandamálum/sársauka?

Answer 7

þegar þú flýgur hátt í unpressurised airplane.

Question 8

Hvort er hættulegra incapacitation in flight, slowly developing or sudden?

Answer 8

slowly developing (insideous).

Question 9

Hvernig smitast Cholera?

Answer 9

infected food or water

Question 10

Hvernig reiknar þú body mass index?

Answer 10

Segir þyngd í kg / hæð (metrum) í öðru veldi.

Question 11

Hvað er normal fyrir karlmann í BMI?

Answer 11

18.5 - 24.9

Question 12

Hvað er normal fyrir konu í BMI?

Answer 12

17.5 - 23.9

Question 13

Hvað þarf karl og kona að vera komin í, til að teljast obese?

Answer 13

Karl: 30
Kona: 29

Question 14

inniheldur súkkulaði caffeine?

Answer 14

já

Question 15

Hefur áfengisneysla áhrif á

a) irritation of inner ear
b) Promotion of barotrauma

Answer 15

a) irritation of inner ear

Question 16

Tetanus smitast með: bacteria in the form of ____ via a puncture in the skin.

Answer 16

spores

Question 17

Hvort færðu aerodontalgia í climbi eða descenti?

Answer 17

Bara climbi

Question 18

Hvað missir reykingamaður mikið af “his oxygen transportation capacity” í prósentum?

Answer 18

5-8%

Question 19

Dengue fever smitast með moskítóflugum um ___.

Answer 19

dag.

Question 20

Hvað er aerotitis?

Answer 20

Barotrauma of the middle ear

Question 21

Getur þú fengið decreased depth perception með því að taka anti-histamines?

Answer 21

já

Question 22

sensorimotor skills are better in the morning/evening?

Answer 22

evening.

intellectual skills are better in the morning

Question 23

Alcohol elmination rate is __% and can not be expedited.

Answer 23

0.015%

Question 24

Þú verður að spreyja fyrir skordýrum __ mínútum áður en þú lendir

Answer 24

30 mín.

Question 25

Peak performance occurs when the body temperature is ___.

Answer 25

rising og high.

Question 26

When traveling in tropical areas, should you aavoid wearing short clothing in the evenings?

Answer 26

yes

Question 27

Í hvernig flugum er líklegast að þú fáir disturbance of the biological clock?

Answer 27

Night flights easterly day flights westerly "bad night's sleep" tengist ekki biological clock.

Question 28

About __% of sleep is stage 2

Answer 28

50%

Question 29

Hvort er það kidneys eða liver sem metabolises alcohol from the body?

Answer 29

liver

Question 30

Physical exercise in high temperatures (tropical climates) may..

Answer 30

cause painful muscle and abdominal cramps.

Question 31

Smoking can cause ___ hypoxia.

Answer 31

hypaemic

Question 32

Among the systems of hypoglycaemia are: a) difficulty in focusing on near-by objects b) headache and lack of concentration

Answer 32

b) headache and lack of concentration

Question 33

The body loses water via: a) skin b) lungs c) kidneys

Answer 33

allt rétt Skin: svitnar lungs: andar frá þér röku lofti kidneys: who knows!

Question 34

When flying with a cold, the effect on the occurence of barotrauma will be to a) increase the risk during climb and descent b) increase the risk only during climb

Answer 34

a) increase the risk during climb and descent

Question 35

Hversu mikið af dagsþörfinni á kolvetnum áttu að borða í morgunmat (%)?

Answer 35

25%

Question 36

The duration of a period of sleep is governed primarily by the point within your _____ at which you try to sleep.

Answer 36

circadian rythm.

Question 37

Approximately how long will a alcohol/blood level of 60 mg / 100 ml take to return to normal?

Answer 37

4 klst. Tekur bara milligrömmin og deilir með 15.

Question 38

Typhoid er veikindi, hvernig smitast þetta?

Answer 38

með vatni. | Dysentery smitast líka með vatni.

Question 39

Alcohol degrades ___ sleep.

Answer 39

paradoxical

Question 40

Hvernig smitast Hepatitis A?

Answer 40

food or water that has been contaminated

Question 41

Áttu að forðast að borða local ice cream and salads þegar þú ert að ferðast um tropical areas?

Answer 41

Já