HSC 300 Final Exam Questions And Answers

in the medical field, hypertension with no known cause is also known as: a. idiopathic hypertension b. essential hypertension c. essential blood pressure d. idiopathic blood pressure - ANS b. essential hypertension which of the following are considered agents that CAUSE DNA mutations: a. hormones b. diet c. radiation d. all of the above are known to cause DNA mutations - ANS c. radiation which of the following is considered a risk factor for CV disease: a. high total cholesterol b. high LDL cholesterol c. low HDL cholesterol d. the presence of diabetes e. A, B, and C f. A, B, C, and D - ANS f. A, B, C, and D which of the following is true about diabetes: a. diabetes is treatable and is done through control of the disease b. diabetes increases the risk of death from CV disease by 2 to 4 times c. one out of four people with diabetes are unaware they have the disease d. diabetes is a disease or deficiency in the body's ability to regulate insulin e. B, C, and D are true f. A, B, C, and D are true - ANS f. A, B, C, and D are true which of the following is true regarding a person with a blood pressure reading of 135/80 mmHg: a. the pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls during contraction is 135 b. the pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls during relaxation is 135 c. the pressure exerted on the artery walls between contractions (during relaxation) is 80 d. A and C only - ANS d. A and C only which of the following is true regarding hypertension: a. one in three adults have hypertension (HTN) b. approximately 65% of older adults (age 65+) have hypertension (HTN) c. hypertension is more prevalent in populations that consume higher levels of sodium d. all of the above are true - ANS d. all of the above are true which of the following is true regarding research in chronic disease prevention: a. epidemiology is an excellent way to observe and analyze disease events, but also holds ethical limitations b. animal research allows for tightly controlled conditions, but extrapolation of results from animal models to humans is not always valid. c. observational epidemiology is an excellent way to observe and analyze disease events, and also allows for tightly controlled conditions. d. A and B only - ANS d. A and B only which of the following is true: a. CV disease is more difficult to understand than cancer because there are so many different manifestations of CV disease b. cancer is more difficult to understand than CV disease because there are so many different manifestations of cancer c. different types of cancer can easily be studied as one disease because they share so many similarities in how they originate d. B and C - ANS b. cancer is more difficult to understand than CV disease because there are so many different manifestations of cancer which of the following is/are the leading causes of death in the U.S.: a. chronic diseases b. COVID-19 c. infectious diseases d. none of the above - ANS a. chronic diseases which of the following represents a characteristic of chronic disease (as compared to infectious disease): a. chronic diseases are not caused by a single pathogen, but instead have multiple causal factors b. most chronic diseases develop over a long period of time c. many chronic diseases can be detected early, allowing for interventions to reduce their impact d. all of the above are true - ANS d. all of the above are true an intervention for the PRIMARY prevention of cancer would include: a. discouraging teenagers from beginning to smoke b. urging current smokers to quit c. an advertising campaign for cancer screening programs d. all of the above are primary prevention activities e. only A and B are primary prevention activities - ANS e. only A and B are primary prevention activities an intervention for the TERTIARY prevention of cancer would include: a. efforts/campaign to discourage teenagers from smoking b. efforts to encourage current smokers to quit c. advertising campaign advocating for increased participation in cancer screening programs d. providing cancer treatment services to minimize disability and improve quality of life in cancer patients - ANS d. providing cancer treatment services to minimize disability and improve quality of life in cancer patients