, TESTBANK FOR Prevention of Diseases in Populations First Edition Farley
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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which type of prevention involves reducing risky exposures before any signs of disease appear?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. What is an example of secondary prevention?
A) Vaccinating healthy persons
B) Reducing air pollution
C) Treating a person with high blood pressure to prevent stroke
D) Treating a person who has had a stroke with anticoagulants
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
3. According to the text, what is the prevention paradox as described by British epidemiologist Geoffrey
Rose?
A) A small change in the risk of disease of individuals, if broadly shared, can lead to a large change in the
disease rate of an entire population.
B) Prevention is more effective at the individual level than at the population level.
C) Medical treatment is more effective than prevention.
D) Prevention efforts are often ignored by political systems.
,Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
4. Which of these would not be considered a population-level risk of disease?
A) Unsanitary conditions at a refugee camp
B) Low vaccination levels in a population
C) Social norms that favor smoking
D) Having a gene that doubles the risk of schizophrenia
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
5. Which of these would be considered a population-level preventive intervention?
A) Counseling an individual smoker to quit
B) Treating a person with GLP-1 drugs for obesity
C) A tax on cigarettes
D) An individualized diet plan
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Evaluating/Creating
6. What is a “sufficient cause” for a disease?
A) A single factor that causes a disease
B) A combination of factors that produce a disease
C) A protective factor that prevents a disease
D) A risk marker that is statistically associated with a disease
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Causes and Risk Factors
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
7. Which of the following is an example of a modifiable risk factor?
A) Age
B) Race
C) Exposure to mosquitoes
D) Gene mutation
,Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Causes and Risk Factors
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
8. Which of these would be considered a metabolic risk factor?
A) Smoking
B) Alcohol consumption
C) Exposure to mosquitoes
D) High blood pressure
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Causes and Risk Factors
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
9. All of the following are measures of the public health burden of a disease in a population except:
A) Genome-wide association (GWA)
B) Mortality
C) Years of life lost (YLL)
D) Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
True/False
1. The leading causes of mortality worldwide are infectious diseases, such as malaria and HIV infection.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. Ischemic heart disease is one of the leading causes of DALYs worldwide.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
,Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
3. In the United States, the leading risk factors for DALYs include high body mass index (that is,
overweight and obesity), tobacco use, and dietary risks.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
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Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. What are plaques mostly composed of?
A) Calcium
B) Cholesterol
C) Protein
D) Blood cells
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. When a plaque grows to completely block an artery that supplies the brain, what problem does it
cause?
A) Myocardial infarction
B) Hemorrhagic stroke
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Ischemic stroke
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
3. What is the condition called when the heart is unable to pump enough blood for the body’s needs?
A) Myocardial infarction
B) Congestive heart failure
C) Ischemic stroke
D) Peripheral artery disease
Ans: B
,Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
4. What type of cholesterol in the blood increases the risk of atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiovascular
disease?
A) Low-density lipoprotein
B) Glycerol
C) High-density lipoprotein
D) Triglycerides
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
5. What type of fats in the diet increase the risk of atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiovascular disease?
A) Unsaturated fats
B) Saturated fats
C) Polyunsaturated fats
D) Monounsaturated fats
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
6. All of the following can cause injury to the lining of arteries and promote the development of plaques
except:
A) high blood pressure.
B) smoking.
C) infections.
D) vigorous exercise.
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
7. Which of these sources of fats usually has the lowest percentage of saturated fats?
A) Plants
B) Fish
C) Red meat
,D) White meat
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
8. Recognized risk factors for ischemic heart disease include all of the following except:
A) fine-particle air pollution.
B) physical inactivity.
C) consumption of nuts.
D) smoking.
E) adverse childhood experiences.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
9. Drugs used to treat high blood cholesterol are called:
A) statins.
B) antihypertensives.
C) cholesterolytics.
D) lipoproteins.
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
10. Imagine that you are in charge of health for the United States and you have enormous power to make
changes. According to estimates included in Chapter 2, which one action below would cause the greatest
decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease?
A) Persuading all Americans to quit smoking
B) Eliminating air pollution
C) Persuading all Americans to exercise regularly
D) Persuading all Americans to have healthy diets
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Evaluating/Creating
11. The highest blood pressure through the heartbeat cycle is called the:
, A) diastolic blood pressure.
B) systolic blood pressure.
C) arterial pressure.
D) hyperbolic blood pressure.
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
12. When the blood pressure is too low, the kidneys respond by:
A) producing more urine.
B) retaining more potassium.
C) retaining more sodium.
D) releasing hormones that dilate the arteries.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Analyzing/Applying
13. If a group of people adopt healthier eating habits, consuming more fruits and vegetables, less refined
grains, less sugar and less meat, but do not change their intake of sodium, what would you expect would
happen to their blood pressure?
A) Decrease
B) Stay the same
C) Increase
Ans: A
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Analyzing/Applying
14. A person with a blood pressure of 135/85 mm Hg would be considered to have:
A) normal blood pressure.
B) elevated blood pressure.
C) stage 1 hypertension.
D) stage 2 hypertension.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Analyzing/Applying
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editions.
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questions, you will find the complete answers and solutions at the end of each
chapter.
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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which type of prevention involves reducing risky exposures before any signs of disease appear?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. What is an example of secondary prevention?
A) Vaccinating healthy persons
B) Reducing air pollution
C) Treating a person with high blood pressure to prevent stroke
D) Treating a person who has had a stroke with anticoagulants
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
3. According to the text, what is the prevention paradox as described by British epidemiologist Geoffrey
Rose?
A) A small change in the risk of disease of individuals, if broadly shared, can lead to a large change in the
disease rate of an entire population.
B) Prevention is more effective at the individual level than at the population level.
C) Medical treatment is more effective than prevention.
D) Prevention efforts are often ignored by political systems.
,Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
4. Which of these would not be considered a population-level risk of disease?
A) Unsanitary conditions at a refugee camp
B) Low vaccination levels in a population
C) Social norms that favor smoking
D) Having a gene that doubles the risk of schizophrenia
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
5. Which of these would be considered a population-level preventive intervention?
A) Counseling an individual smoker to quit
B) Treating a person with GLP-1 drugs for obesity
C) A tax on cigarettes
D) An individualized diet plan
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Why Prevention?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Evaluating/Creating
6. What is a “sufficient cause” for a disease?
A) A single factor that causes a disease
B) A combination of factors that produce a disease
C) A protective factor that prevents a disease
D) A risk marker that is statistically associated with a disease
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Causes and Risk Factors
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
7. Which of the following is an example of a modifiable risk factor?
A) Age
B) Race
C) Exposure to mosquitoes
D) Gene mutation
,Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Causes and Risk Factors
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
8. Which of these would be considered a metabolic risk factor?
A) Smoking
B) Alcohol consumption
C) Exposure to mosquitoes
D) High blood pressure
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Causes and Risk Factors
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
9. All of the following are measures of the public health burden of a disease in a population except:
A) Genome-wide association (GWA)
B) Mortality
C) Years of life lost (YLL)
D) Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
True/False
1. The leading causes of mortality worldwide are infectious diseases, such as malaria and HIV infection.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. Ischemic heart disease is one of the leading causes of DALYs worldwide.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
,Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
3. In the United States, the leading risk factors for DALYs include high body mass index (that is,
overweight and obesity), tobacco use, and dietary risks.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Health Problems Should We Prevent?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Disease Prevention and Populations
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
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Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. What are plaques mostly composed of?
A) Calcium
B) Cholesterol
C) Protein
D) Blood cells
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. When a plaque grows to completely block an artery that supplies the brain, what problem does it
cause?
A) Myocardial infarction
B) Hemorrhagic stroke
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Ischemic stroke
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
3. What is the condition called when the heart is unable to pump enough blood for the body’s needs?
A) Myocardial infarction
B) Congestive heart failure
C) Ischemic stroke
D) Peripheral artery disease
Ans: B
,Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
4. What type of cholesterol in the blood increases the risk of atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiovascular
disease?
A) Low-density lipoprotein
B) Glycerol
C) High-density lipoprotein
D) Triglycerides
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
5. What type of fats in the diet increase the risk of atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiovascular disease?
A) Unsaturated fats
B) Saturated fats
C) Polyunsaturated fats
D) Monounsaturated fats
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
6. All of the following can cause injury to the lining of arteries and promote the development of plaques
except:
A) high blood pressure.
B) smoking.
C) infections.
D) vigorous exercise.
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
7. Which of these sources of fats usually has the lowest percentage of saturated fats?
A) Plants
B) Fish
C) Red meat
,D) White meat
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
8. Recognized risk factors for ischemic heart disease include all of the following except:
A) fine-particle air pollution.
B) physical inactivity.
C) consumption of nuts.
D) smoking.
E) adverse childhood experiences.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
9. Drugs used to treat high blood cholesterol are called:
A) statins.
B) antihypertensives.
C) cholesterolytics.
D) lipoproteins.
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
10. Imagine that you are in charge of health for the United States and you have enormous power to make
changes. According to estimates included in Chapter 2, which one action below would cause the greatest
decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease?
A) Persuading all Americans to quit smoking
B) Eliminating air pollution
C) Persuading all Americans to exercise regularly
D) Persuading all Americans to have healthy diets
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Ischemic Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Evaluating/Creating
11. The highest blood pressure through the heartbeat cycle is called the:
, A) diastolic blood pressure.
B) systolic blood pressure.
C) arterial pressure.
D) hyperbolic blood pressure.
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
12. When the blood pressure is too low, the kidneys respond by:
A) producing more urine.
B) retaining more potassium.
C) retaining more sodium.
D) releasing hormones that dilate the arteries.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Analyzing/Applying
13. If a group of people adopt healthier eating habits, consuming more fruits and vegetables, less refined
grains, less sugar and less meat, but do not change their intake of sodium, what would you expect would
happen to their blood pressure?
A) Decrease
B) Stay the same
C) Increase
Ans: A
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Analyzing/Applying
14. A person with a blood pressure of 135/85 mm Hg would be considered to have:
A) normal blood pressure.
B) elevated blood pressure.
C) stage 1 hypertension.
D) stage 2 hypertension.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Hypertension and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Heart Disease and Stroke
Taxonomy: Analyzing/Applying
