Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Before beginning treatment, a physician must
	A: take an x-ray of the area to be treated
	B: inquire about your family's health
	C: ask if you are allergic to any medications
	D: make a diagnosis

2: Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
	A: allow you to consult any physician of your choice
	B: offer fee-for-service coverage
	C: are alternatives to private insurance
	D: only provide disease prevention services

3: The federal government's Medicare program provides health care benefits for
	A: all U.S. citizens
	B: people who are seriously ill and cannot afford treatment
	C: for all people whose incomes are below the poverty line
	D: people over age 65

4: Medical costs continue to rise due to a rise in the cost of
	A: malpractive insurance
	B: hospital care
	C: physician fees
	D: all of the above

5: A 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine concludes that thousands of people die each year due to
	A: unnecessary surgery
	B: adverse reactions to drugs
	C: medical errors
	D: all of the above

6: Which of the following is NOT a sign of a wise health consumer?
	A: communicates with health care provider
	B: chooses unlicensed practitioners to save money
	C: reports health care fraud
	D: is well informed about health care options

7: The most common reason people visit a physician is because they
	A: are seriously ill
	B: need a flu shot or vaccination
	C: have minor complaints or for a checkup
	D: all of the above

8: Which of the following is NOT a medical specialty?
	A: radiology
	B: oncology
	C: orthodontics
	D: pathology

9: On admission to a hospital, a patient is required to
	A: give all money to the hospital for safe keeping
	B: wear a surgical gown
	C: sign a consent form
	D: all of the above

10: Receiving quality health care requires being critical of your health care provider.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Most states have the same licensing exam for physician's assistants (PAs), registered nurses (RNs), and emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: Finding the "right" doctor is the secret to good health.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Medical costs are rising partly because people live longer.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Unlike physicians, emergency medical technicians are not required to take a licensing exam.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: As many as half of all patients who visit a physician have no illness and fall into the group called the "worried well."
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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