Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (with solutions)

What are the three tiers of the health care continuum? correct answers Primary, secondary, and tertiary health care What is primary care? correct answers Diagnosis of illness and preliminary treatment, prescription drugs, routine dental care, diagnosis of potentially serious mental health conditions, Primary care is the gatekeeper for secondary and tertiary services; What is the role of a primary care physician? correct answers A physician in a health maintenance organization who directs all aspects of a patient's care, including routine services, referrals to specialists within the system, and supervision of hospital admissions; also known as a gatekeeper. What is secondary care? correct answers -Disease has crossed the clinical threshold and patients have been referred from primary care -Ongoing care for chronic conditions -In patient hospital, ambulatory, specialty surgery center, hospital ER What is tertiary care? correct answers HIGHLY specialized, procedurally intensive inpatient care that may require a prolonged length of stay (LOS) How is 'illness' defined? correct answers Illness is an individuals reaction to a biological alteration and is subjectively defined according to their state of mind and cultural beliefs. It is an individual's perspective of what they may be feeling How is 'diseased' defined? correct answers Disease is a professional (medical) construct, perceived as being precise and reflecting the highest state of professional knowledge by the physician; (note: medical diagnosis can be imprecise) Can we have illness with out disease? correct answers Yes (this will lead an individual to seek medical attention) Can we have disease without illness? correct answers Yes (e.g. cancer, depression, asthma (i.e. asymptomatic) You may not be aware that you have the disease True or false: Disease and illness occur mutually exclusively for individuals correct answers False; Disease and illness are not mutually exclusive