S2 - General Public Health

Question 1

What is the #10 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 1

Suicide

Question 2

What is the #9 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 2

Kidney diseases (nephritis, nephrosis, nephrotic syndrome)

Question 3

What is the #8 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 3

Influenza and pneumonia

Question 4

What is the #7 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 4

Diabetes mellitus

Question 5

What is the #6 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 5

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 6

What is the #5 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 6

Stroke

Question 7

What is the #4 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 7

Chronic lower respiratory disease

Question 8

What is the #3 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 8

Unintentional injuries (increasing as a result of the opioid epidemic)

Question 9

What is the #2 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 9

Cancer (Neoplastic disease)

Question 10

What is the #1 leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Answer 10

Cardiovascular disease

Question 11

Of deaths due to non-communicable disease in individuals under the age of 70, 82% are in low-, middle-, or high-income countries?

Answer 11

82% are in low- and middle-income countries

Question 12

What are the four major upstream risk factors associated with nearly all chronic disease?

Answer 12

Diet
Physical activity
Alcohol use
Tobacco use

Question 13

What is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.?

Answer 13

Lung cancer

Question 14

What is the most common cancer among men?

Answer 14

Prostate cancer

Question 15

What is the most common cancer among women?

Answer 15

Breast cancer

Question 16

What is the most common dyad of disease in the U.S.?

Answer 16

Hypertension and arthritis

Question 17

What is the most common triad of disease in the U.S.?

Answer 17

Hypertension, arthritis, and diabetes mellitus